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Politics & elections, 1979

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Campaign news Victorian State Election

Tribune · Wednesday 18 April 1979 · page 3

Communist Party candidates for the Victorian state elections on May 5 are Roger Wilson (left) and Philip Herington. Roger is assistant secretary…

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Vic Elections: Jobs or Union Bashing

Tribune · Wednesday 25 April 1979 · page 3

Opposition leader Frank Wilkes, opening Labor's election campaign last week, promised a program of positive initiatives which included…

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campaign news Victorian State Election

Tribune · Wednesday 2 May 1979 · page 11

MELBOURNE: The Communist Party supports implementation of the Melbourne Strategy plan to create jobs and improve the inner city environment. Communist candidate Roger Wilson told a group of young…

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Left wins Spanish local elections

Tribune · Wednesday 2 May 1979 · page 9

SPAIN: The Socialist and Communist parties scored a major victory in Spain's recent local elections winning in over 1,800 municipalities covering 70 per cent of the population…

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University Union election procedure questioned

Tharunka · Monday 7 May 1979 · page 2

Candidates in the University Union Board of Management elections presented a letter to the…

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Pensioners invade Parliament House

Tribune · Wednesday 16 May 1979 · page 12

CANBERRA: Three hundred Pensioner Association delegates from most states invaded Parliament House last week to lobby MPs for a better deal in the coming Budget…

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election fouled

Tharunka · Monday 21 May 1979 · page 5

Over the last few weeks an election has been held for positions on the University Union Board of…

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Italy faces crucial elections

Tribune · Wednesday 23 May 1979 · page 11

ADELAIDE: "Italy faces its most important moment since the Second World…

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UK Parliament has fewer Jewish MPs

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 24 May 1979 · page 9

LONDON: Thirty-two Jewish Members of Parliament were returned in the recent General Election in Britain, which also marked the rout of the biggest-ever electoral challenge by the Right-wing extremist National Front, which has an anti-immigration policy…

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Mixed feelings on election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 24 May 1979 · page 7

VIENNA: Austrian Jews have reacted with mixed feelings to the convincing victory of Chancellor…

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Another Election

Tharunka · Monday 28 May 1979 · page 19

Dear Eds, I wish to inform your readers of the upcoming elections for two student representatives on University Council…

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Les Listes Francaises Aux Elections Europeennes

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 1 June 1979 · page 1

Voici, au 25 mai, les listes de candidatures françaises pour les 81 sièges en ballottage aux élections européennes qui ont été déposées…

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Affaires Etrangeres L’election De L’assemblee Europeenne

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 1 June 1979 · page 2

L'élection de l'Assemblée européenne le 10 juin, créée par les communautaires, est attendue depuis plus de vingt ans. L'article…

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L’election D’une Femme a L’academie Des Sciences

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 1 June 1979 · page 11

Pour la première fois depuis sa création sciences a élu une femme membre sa compagnie. En accueillant,…

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Of Racists and By-Elections

Tharunka · Monday 11 June 1979 · page 3

The current by-election for the Federal seat of Grayndler is developing some ugly aspects. What we are witnessing is a concerted effort by various racists to make an impact on a small part of the Australian political process. The candidature of the Australian National Alliance, an ultra-nationalist group, stands at the centre of the latest extreme-Right offensive…

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Policy statements For AUS Secretary Election Graeme Tubbenhauer

Tharunka · Monday 11 June 1979 · page 18

The University of NSW was one of the first campuses to leave AUS this year although our withdrawal does not take effect until the end of June. Thus the…

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Postponing Chief Rabbi elections in Israel is ‘undemocratic’ - Yosef

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 21 June 1979 · page 10

JERUSALEM: Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef has called last week’s cabinet decision to approve another oneyear delay in the holding of chief rabbinate elections “an anti-democratic act that is shameful to all.”…

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Post Coup Election in Ghana

Tribune · Wednesday 27 June 1979 · page 9

GHANA: The newly installed Revolutionary Council last week conducted the country's first free general election in eight years, only a week after the coup d'etat which ousted General…

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L’election de l’Assemblee des Communautes Europeennes et la Presse Parisienne

Le Courrier Australien · Sunday 1 July 1979 · page 2

PARIS. — manifestaient le 11 juin les éditorialistes parisiens à la vue des premiers résultats de l'élection européenne…

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Election En Nouvelle-caledonie

Le Courrier Australien · Sunday 1 July 1979 · page 1

Dimanche 1er juillet 1979, les 500 électeurs néo-calédoniens qui composent le corps électoral de ce Territoire français du Pacifique ont…

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