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Politics & elections, 1983

76 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 4

Wizo elections on Gold Coast

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 July 1983 · page 15

The Gold Coast Wizo group, Zahav, recently held its first annual general meeting…

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Holocaust seminar candidate

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 July 1983 · page 20

The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has endorsed Godfrey Lee as its 1983 candidate for the…

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Italian election -- communists pleased

Tribune · Wednesday 13 July 1983 · page 15

Italian communists in Australia hope that the sharp drop in the vote for the Christian Democrats in the recent Italian…

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New Elections called

Filmnews · Monday 1 August 1983 · page 1

The long awaited court ruling on the NSW Branch elections for the Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees Association was handed down on August…

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QUEENSLAND Liberals' crisis rocks Bjelke as election looms

Tribune · Wednesday 10 August 1983 · page 3

The crisis which culminated in the election of Queensland Liberal leader Terry White is a big blow to the conservative coalition and heralds a bitter election campaign in which a Labor win is not excluded…

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Minister defers date for Council elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 11 August 1983 · page 4

Elections for 13 metropolitan councils will be postponed to December 10 Minister for Local Government, Lin Gordon announced this week. This will affect the…

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Nominations for Election of Directors

Tharunka · Monday 15 August 1983 · page 6

University Co-operative Bookshop Limited is calling for nominations for the Election of Directors. Such nominations shall be signed by two or more members and shall be accompanied by a memorandum signed by the Candidate (who must be a member) signifying his desire to be a candidate. Candidates shall be 21 years or over. There will be three positions contested due to the normal retirement by rotation required under the rules…

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TURKEY Prison hunger strikes as junta prepares Fake election

Tribune · Wednesday 17 August 1983 · page 7

TURKEY: 8,000 Turkish political prisoners are now on a hunger strike, with 6,000 joining the original 2,000 last week. The hunger strikers are demanding an end to the physical…

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Labor candidate at Kingsford meeting

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 1 September 1983 · page 7

President of Labor Friends of Israel and endorsed ALP candidate for the State seat of Maroubra, Bob Carr, was guest speaker at the Kings ford Maroubra Synagogue’s…

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The Election Promise ALP Education Policy — 1983 Federal Elections

Tharunka · Tuesday 6 September 1983 · page 6

“An ALP Government will: — progessively increase the TEAS family income means test until it equals with average weekly earnings and then maintain the nexus…

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Union Election O'Grady to press for new Elections

Tribune · Wednesday 7 September 1983 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Mike O'Grady, a defeated candidate in elections for the Storemen and Packers Union (SPU) national leadership called last week for new elections to be held…

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Union Election New elections ordered for theatre workers union

Tribune · Wednesday 7 September 1983 · page 5

SYDNEY: A new election has been ordered for the NSW branch of the theatrical employees union (ATAEA),…

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Candidate for Labor

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 15 September 1983 · page 21

President of the Labor Friends of Israel, Bob Carr, was last week endorsed as the Australian Labor Party…

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The Election Results (Or Are They?)

Tharunka · Tuesday 20 September 1983 · page 14

At the end of counting on Friday the 16th of September, (well, actually early on the morning of the 17th), only one result had been…

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Communist candidates in Blue Mountains

Tribune · Wednesday 21 September 1983 · page 3

SYDNEY: Communist Party candidates in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney: are mounting a strong campaign in local…

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Progressive candidate for Reagan's job

Tribune · Wednesday 28 September 1983 · page 11

USA: The Citizens Party, formed in 1979 to try to develop a progressive third, force in US politics, will nominate a…

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STATES Queensland election campaign hots up

Tribune · Wednesday 28 September 1983 · page 3

With less than a month to go to the state election, the Tory parties have launched their campaigns. Neither campaign has any surprises: the Nationals have promised more of the same while the Liberals are sounding…

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COALITION "Elections will show true strength of parties" Hughie Hamilton

Tribune · Wednesday 12 October 1983 · page 9

Hughie Hamilton is the Queensland secretary of the Building Workers Industrial Union (BWIU). He recently talked to…

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By-election reinforces WA Labor's mandate

Tribune · Wednesday 12 October 1983 · page 15

PERTH: The Labor Party won a by-election for the state seat of Mundaring last Saturday. Gavin Troy gained a majority of…

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ELECTIONS Big swing to Labor in Queensland poll

Tribune · Wednesday 19 October 1983 · page 3

The latest opinion polls in Queensland show that the swing to Labor is still flowing strongly and could spell the end to 26 years of conservative rule. The latest Morgan-Gallup poll shows a further two percent…

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