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Politics & elections, 1982

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Indonesian election farce

Tribune · Wednesday 5 May 1982 · page 7

INDONESIA: Over 18 people have been killed in Jakarta during the 45-day election campaign for National…

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L’election au Conseil superieur des Francais de l’etranger

Le Courrier Australien · Monday 10 May 1982 · page 1

Lélection de deux délégués pour zone Australie—Fidji—Salomons—'Tuvalu-Nauru—Nouvelle-Zélande—Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée—Samoa Occidentales-Tonga Conseil…

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AMWSU election Unfinancial candidate pays up arrears

Tribune · Wednesday 12 May 1982 · page 5

In an article in last week's Tribune about the forthcoming election in the Metal Workers Union (AMWSU), it was…

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Editorial Sec.-Treas. Resigns - S.U. in Turmoil - Elections are On !

Tharunka · Monday 17 May 1982 · page 2

The Students' Union is currently in turmoil. At the last S.U. Council meeting, Secretary - Treasurer Shelley Kay dropped a bombshell…

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Thatcher heads for war -- and an election? Tribune

Tribune · Wednesday 19 May 1982 · page 2

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher now seems hell-bent on a bloody invasion of the Malvinas (Falklands) in a cynical effort to maintain, and capitalise on, the mood of…

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NCC money in metal union election

Tribune · Wednesday 19 May 1982 · page 5

SYDNEY: Allegations of NCC interference in AMWSU elections were proved recently by a letter submitted to the AMWSU national council by the union's SA assistant secretary, Jim Naqvi…

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Fraser: election grandstanding on the world stage Tribune Protests and debate heat up over NSW hospital plans

Tribune · Wednesday 26 May 1982 · page 2

Fraser's overseas jaunt last week was, in all probability, aimed at providing excuses for his failure in the economic field in the past six years, and issues for an early election. SYDNEY: The campaign and debate about the NSW government's closure and changing of inner-Sydney hospitals have continued to gather heat and momentum in the five weeks since the decision was announced…

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Fred Nile Slanders Uni Students Threatened with Expulsion from Parliament

Tharunka · Monday 31 May 1982 · page 2

The Rev. Fred Nile, Federal Convenor of the Festival of Light, was threatened with forceful ejection from the parliamentary chamber at a recent University of New South Wales debate. The threat came after his third…

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Mauritians progressives set to win elections

Tribune · Wednesday 2 June 1982 · page 7

MAURITIUS: The Mauritius Militant Movement is likely to win this month's general elections on this Indian Ocean…

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Youth Aliyah elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 June 1982 · page 19

Youth Aliya’s success in Australia is largely due to NSW Committee members who give much time…

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Election En Polynesie Francaise

Le Courrier Australien · Thursday 10 June 1982 · page 1

La majorité, en Polynésie française, été renversée lors des éléctions territoriales du 23 mai 1982. M. Gaston Flosse, député RPR et…

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S L’election Au Conseil Superieur Des Francais De L’etranger Deux Delegues Elus Au Suffrage Universal Direct

Le Courrier Australien · Thursday 10 June 1982 · page 1

L'élection à un tour de deux délégués pour la circonscription de Canberra — Australie-Nouvelle-Zélande-Papouasie - Nouvelle • Guinée - Samoa…

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Roxby go-ahead defuses Election For ALP

Tribune · Wednesday 23 June 1982 · page 3

ADELAIDE: In a dramatic week, Norm Foster MLC resigned from the Labor Party and voted with the Liberals to pass the Roxby Downs Indenture Bill. BP and Western Mining can…

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Reform group wins nurses' Election

Tribune · Wednesday 30 June 1982 · page 5

SYDNEY: Nurses Reform Group candidates Jenny Haines and Bronwyn Ridgway won the NSW Nurses Association leadership after a vigorous campaign…

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New Caledonia: Behind the neo-fascist attack on parliament

Tribune · Wednesday 28 July 1982 · page 7

NEW CALEDONIA: Neo-fascist groups were behind the racist demonstrations in Noumea last week. Hardcore rightists, armed with clubs, physically attacked the Territorial Assembly members…

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Jnf Election in S. Australia

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 29 July 1982 · page 14

Adrian Trytell has bee elected president of this Jewish National Fund its South Australia…

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WA Libs "leap" to defeat in by-election

Tribune · Wednesday 11 August 1982 · page 6

PERTH: The ALP's convincing win in the recent by- election for the Upper House seat of North Province showed a 14 percent swing to the Labor Party. ALP candidate Tom Stevens won 9,143 votes, a winning…

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Is ASIO behind Fiji's "KGB election plot"?

Tribune · Wednesday 11 August 1982 · page 7

Fijian Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara last week launched what may become Fiji's own Petrov Affair. He accused the KGB of funding the opposition National Federal Party's recent election campaign…

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1977 revisited: Prepare for a November election What is Malcolm Fraser on about?

Tribune · Wednesday 18 August 1982 · page 2

For some time there has been loose talk about a possible early federal election. Over recent weeks, the speculation has heated up, fueled by obviously-inspired leaks about "generous handouts" in the Budget…

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Elections Postponed

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 August 1982 · page 13

JERUSALEM: Municipal elections in Israel, due to be held next month, are being postponed until 1983,…

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