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Politics & elections, 1980

90 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 5

Space Medicine Group Election

Le Courrier Australien · Tuesday 1 January 1980 · page 6

The International Academy of Aeronautical and Space Medecine, meeting in Manilla recently, unanimously elected Dr. Eugène Lafontaine,…

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Wa Elections Court's Dirty Tricks: lies over Worsley alumina Project

Tribune · Wednesday 30 January 1980 · page 8

Less than one month before the WA elections, a major storm has erupted over the Court government's decision to overrule Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)…

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Snap Election? Conscription? Fraser Plays War Games

Tribune · Wednesday 30 January 1980 · page 1

At the moment, Fraser is exploiting the situation in Afghanistan to whip up war hysteria, possibly to pave the way for an early election. But he has more sinister goals -- he is preparing the…

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WA elections

Tribune · Wednesday 30 January 1980 · page 14

There is no chance in the world for Labor to win the West Australian elections. It's equally true that Labor cannot lose…

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Wa Elections

Tribune · Wednesday 6 February 1980 · page 8

A five per cent swing against the Court government is being freely tipped despite low- key media treatment of WA elections less than three weeks away…

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No Hakoah Election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 February 1980 · page 23

There will be no elections for the positions as directors of the Hakoah Club Limited at the…

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Wa Elections Look before you leap

Tribune · Wednesday 13 February 1980 · page 16

Leap into the 80s -- $8,000 million worth of job- creating development -- that's the slogan the Court Liberal government hopes will capture the imagination of WA voters at the February 23 state…

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Trust Seeks Scholarship Candidates

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 February 1980 · page 11

Jewish students in [?]ed of financial assist[?]ce towards their ter[?]ary studies were this…

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Wa Election: Rebuff to Court and Fraser The Western Australian election has shaken Sir Charles Court and the LiberalNCP coalition

Tribune · Wednesday 27 February 1980 · page 3

The state-wide Liberal vote dropped nearly five per cent, showing people's doubts about the government's promise to create jobs with $8,000 million of "development" investment…

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Actors elections

Filmnews · Saturday 1 March 1980 · page 1

Actors Equity members will be voting for Federal and NSW officials next month. Ballot papers will be sent out March 3rd and the ballot closes March 24th. The elections have been called because new rules set up separate Federal and NSW positions. Under the old rules the positions were combined…

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Newsline U.s. in El Salvador Zimbab We Election New Petition

Tharunka · Monday 3 March 1980 · page 3

The Carter administration is examining a plan to send U.S. Army advisors and up to US$7 million in military sales and credits to El Salvador. This is part of a…

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Return to Parliament

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 March 1980 · page 3

PERTH: Joe Berinson has made a successful return to politics with a sweeping victory as the…

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Adelaide Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 March 1980 · page 24

ADELAIDE: The ninestrong committee of the South Australian Jewish Board of Deputies was…

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SU By-Elections oss candidates

Tharunka · Monday 24 March 1980 · page 17

I believe the position of the O.S.S. director to be one primarily concerned with the welfare of Overseas Students. The O.S.S. should thus be a service…

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Sixty Years 1920 Cpa 1980 Queensland Communists Organised Food, Ran Their Own Newspaper and Radio Shows, and Had a Comrade in Parliament

Tribune · Monday 24 March 1980 · page 11

This week, Win Walsham interviews Gloria Laird about her early experiences in the Communist Party, firstly in Brisbane, but particularly in North Queensland during World War II and immediately after…

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evp candidates

Tharunka · Monday 24 March 1980 · page 18

I am a second year chemical engineering student and a member of several clubs on campus, including the A.L.P. club and the Athletics club…

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Fraser's New Election Scheme

Tribune · Wednesday 9 April 1980 · page 3

The Fraser government is considering an early election because it fears that an expected worldwide recession will send Australian interest rates skyrocketing and economic prospects plummeting…

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Zimbabwe's elections-- eyewitness view

Tribune · Wednesday 16 April 1980 · page 12

Zimbabwe will become independent next Friday (April 18), after 14 years of liberation war. The Zimbabwean people paid a heavy price for independence and black majority rule. Well over 10,000 were…

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Vic Alp prepares for elections

Tribune · Wednesday 16 April 1980 · page 7

MELBOURNE: The recent state ALP conference showed a renewed spirit of working unity as delegates…

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Inflation Hints Early Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 17 April 1980 · page 10

JERUSALEM: For the first time for several months, prominent members of Israel’s ruling Likud coalition have expressed the view that Mr Begin, the Prime Minister will be forced to call an early general election…

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