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Politics & elections, 1980

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Nsw Govt. Not to Alter Council Election Date

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 17 July 1980 · page 3

There is little likelihood of the State Government changing the date for the Local Government elections on September 20, which this year coincides with Yom Kippur, NSW Jewish Board of Deputies president Robert Goot said on Friday…

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Parliament House New & Permanent Parliament House - Canberra

Tharunka · Tuesday 22 July 1980 · page 8

On 26 June 1980, the winning entry from 329 entries received in an International Competition to select the New and Permanent Parliament House for Australia, was announced…

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Students Union Faculty Rep. Elections

Tharunka · Tuesday 22 July 1980 · page 16

Engineering : Michael Wise Mark Patterson Applied Science :…

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Election Cpa Candidates David Ross: "Local people Should decide"

Tribune · Wednesday 23 July 1980 · page 13

David Ross, Communist candidate for the federal seat of Shortland, believes local people should have the…

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Brandon Fails in Maccabi Election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 August 1980 · page 28

Former president, Phil Brandon, last week failed to regain a…

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Jews in Council election despite Yom Kippur clash

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 September 1980 · page 2

Although this year’s Local Government elections will clash with Yom Kippur, a large number of Jewish candidates are seeking…

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Election Cpa Candidates Geoff Evans Challenging capitalist priorities

Tribune · Wednesday 10 September 1980 · page 16

Chifley is a working class electorate in Sydney's outer western suburbs. The economic and political…

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Active CPA campaign in Newcastle elections

Tribune · Wednesday 10 September 1980 · page 7

NEWCASTLE: Newcastle communists are waging an active campaign for the City Council elections on…

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Ronald Reagan “right man for Israel” AIP speaker analyses elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 10 September 1980 · page 9

The American Jewish community would probably be doing the right thing for Israel’s interests by voting for a Republican administration in the forthcoming US elections, Michael Danby said last week…

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Election Time

Tharunka · Monday 15 September 1980 · page 2

The month of September always heralds a new age. Spring the time when ones thoughts turn to the future — the beach, raging, examinations unemployment and…

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Energy and the election

Tribune · Wednesday 17 September 1980 · page 2

One thing is certain: the federal election on October 18 will not solve the energy crisis. But the outcome still matters. If returned, the Fraser government will continue its present policies. Another three years of these policies would take…

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Crucial Election for the Eighties

Tribune · Wednesday 17 September 1980 · page 1

The October 18 election will determine the course Australia will follow in the 'eighties. A win for the Fraser government will set the seal…

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Shock result in NZ by-election

Tribune · Wednesday 17 September 1980 · page 6

NEW ZEALAND: The victory of the Social Credit Party in a recent by-election for a true-blue Tory seat…

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Histadrut plans early elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 September 1980 · page 8

TEL AVIV: The Histadrut has decided to advance elections to its convention by more than a year, to next April 7. Some 1,600,000 members…

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New Summit Talks After U.s. Election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 September 1980 · page 1

JERUSALEM: A summit meeting between the leaders of Israel, Egypt and the USA, would have to wait until after the American presidential elections, Israel’s Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, said here on Monday. But before such a…

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NEWSLINE China modernising the role of its Parliament

Tharunka · Tuesday 23 September 1980 · page 2

HONG KONG‘ — As the Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC, Parliament) is rumbling on these days, there are signs…

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Eee Rsl Candidate

Tharunka · Tuesday 23 September 1980 · page 13

We want more fish milkshakes. 15 different varieties brimming with bovine goodness. And more things to go to AND some more decent food on upper campus…

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Policy Statements President Papal Candidate

Tharunka · Tuesday 23 September 1980 · page 13

In times of strife, people need a figure to identify with. This “association figure” may be a sex-symbol, football star, movie great even a religious superstar…

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1980 Election Issues Energy Crisis: time for action!

Tribune · Wednesday 24 September 1980 · page 9

When petrol is $1 a litre, how will you get to work, do the shopping, visit your friends, take your holidays?…

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Fraser's Election Threats

Tribune · Wednesday 24 September 1980 · page 1

Malcolm Fraser is well known for breaking grandiose election promises. (Remember the "fistful-of-dollars" tax cuts promised in 1977? They were snatched back before the dollars even got into the fists, when the government decided against full tax indexation.)…

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