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Politics & elections, 1981

57 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 3

L’election Au C.s.f.e

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 10 July 1981 · page 1

D'après deS IjnfO^nationS émanant ministère dès Relations ekt$fteures et communiqué par l'Ambassade France è Canber…

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CPA council candidate takes 10%

Tribune · Wednesday 15 July 1981 · page 7

SYDNEY: At the June 27 Botany Council by-election for Ulm ward, communist candidate John McDade got 10 per cent of the vote…

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Illawarra Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 6 August 1981 · page 18

Ruth McCleary was elected president of Illawarra Synagogue’s Ladies’ Auxiliary at its recent…

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Ex-Israeli policeman seeks state election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 13 August 1981 · page 3

A former Israeli policeman will contest the next State elections as the Liberal candidate for Waverley, the seat currently held by Minister for Consumer Affairs, Sydney D. Einfeld. The man is…

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Left wins student election

Tribune · Wednesday 2 September 1981 · page 7

SYDNEY: This year's student council election at Macquarie University resulted in a huge win for the left…

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CPA Election Campaign: Urgent Appeal

Tribune · Wednesday 9 September 1981 · page 16

The Sydney and Newcastle District Committees of the Communist Party last Monday appealed to supporters to work for the CPA candidates in the coming state elections. CPA candidates are Aileen Beaver (Elizabeth), Denis Freney…

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Advice to Potential S.u. Candidates

Tharunka · Tuesday 15 September 1981 · page 34

So you’ve just read the ad asking for nominations for the elected Students’ Union posts— President, Secretary/ Treasuer, Tharunka Editors, O.S.S…

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Jews seeking votes in State elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 17 September 1981 · page 28

When election time comes around, we discover that Jews as always support both sides of the political seesaw, and the middle, if that’s how the…

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Looking back at Israel's elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 24 September 1981 · page 51

The elections to Israel’s tenth Knesset were a watershed in the history of the year 5741. indeed the "pre-preparations”, the actual campaign and the subsequent…

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Students' Union S.u. Election Spiels!

Tharunka · Monday 12 October 1981 · page 32

This is the largest university in Australia, and it's job is to produce the future leaders of Australia, one of the greatest democracies in the world. But over the…

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Students Union Team Candidates for President and Secretary- Treasurer

Tharunka · Monday 12 October 1981 · page 33

MICHAEL WARD & SHELLEY KAY The Students’ Union has an enormous potential to represent student opinion, but on this campus most people can’t…

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Final CP vote in NSW elections

Tribune · Wednesday 14 October 1981 · page 3

SYDNEY: Communist Party candidate Aileen Beaver received over 14 percent of valid votes at some polling booths in…

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Bangladesh elections:same old story

Tribune · Wednesday 28 October 1981 · page 6

BANGLADESH: Eighty-three candidates have nominated for Bangladesh's presidential elections on November 15…

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Parliament Debates Sinai Decision Hayden Blasts Begin As“threat to Peace”

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 29 October 1981 · page 1

CANBERRA: The Labor Opposition leader, Bill Hayden, last week said in Federal Parliament the “Begin Government is the greatest threat that the world has to international peace.’’…

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Russ Hermann reports on Hie latest flare-up in the ATAEA on the eye of its elections. Organiser Resurrected by Members

Filmnews · Sunday 1 November 1981 · page 1

About eighty members of the Australian Theatrical & Amusement Employees Association voted at a special general meeting to reinstate Association organiser,…

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AMWSU election decision No reflection on union or Officers

Tribune · Wednesday 18 November 1981 · page 5

SYDNEY: The Federal Court last week declared the election of three national officials of the Metal Workers Union (AMWSU) void, after a challenge by Victorian AMWSU member Rod Kelly…

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Readers' say Greek elections

Tribune · Wednesday 18 November 1981 · page 14

As you know, there are lies, damned lies and statistics. Mr G Zangalis (Tribune, October 21) uses statistics to create the impression…

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