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Politics & elections, 1983

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

Seeking Maroubra Election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 October 1983 · page 23

Phillip Abadee, who was recently elected as an alderman on Randwick Council, is the…

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EDITORIAL The Queensland election

Tribune · Wednesday 26 October 1983 · page 2

The return of the Bjelke Petersen government, possibly with an absolute majority of seats for the Nationals, is a victory for dishonesty, big business and the…

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New elections ordered for Qld TWU

Tribune · Wednesday 26 October 1983 · page 5

Brisbane: The Federal Court last week declared void all positions, except one, of union officials elected in Transport Workers…

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Board of Deputies round-up Election for Board

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 October 1983 · page 39

A total of 82 candidates have nominated for the 65 positions as general franchise…

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Rightwing funds opposition in Vanuatu elections

Tribune · Wednesday 2 November 1983 · page 15

VANUATU: Michael Oliver, head of the far-right US Phoenix Foundation which was behind the 1980 Santo revolt has…

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Israel’s Friend Wins Election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 November 1983 · page 8

President of Labor Friends of Israel, Bob Carr, was elected to State Parliament last weekend…

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Deputy seeking re-election as spokesman for “unaffiliated”

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 November 1983 · page 7

A general franchise member of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies wants to “represent” the unaffiliated members of the Jewish community if re-elected at…

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By-elections coverage

Tribune · Wednesday 9 November 1983 · page 14

The Communist Party City-South Sydney branch at a recent meeting expressed its concern at the lack of coverage given in Tribune to…

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State MP wanted parliament to be “House of Jesus”

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 November 1983 · page 4

A certain shudder in the Jewish spine, a frisson of remembered history, greeted the airing recently in State Parliament of Jim Cameron’s…

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Canberra Election

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 10 November 1983 · page 4

CANBERRA: Dr Mervyn Doobov has been re-elected president of the National Jewish Centre’s board of…

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ABORIGINES Everingham will use anti-land rights hysteria in election bid

Tribune · Wednesday 16 November 1983 · page 6

Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Everingham wasted no time in calling a snap election in the Territory this…

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ELECTIONS Everingham drums up white fears in election bid

Tribune · Wednesday 23 November 1983 · page 3

ALICE SPRINGS: "Mr Everingham is trying to create a white backlash against Aboriginal people for political…

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Union Election Ncc bankrolled rightwing campaign in teacher union election -- candidate

Tribune · Wednesday 30 November 1983 · page 5

SYDNEY: There is little doubt that the extreme rightwing National Civic Council contributed substantial sums to the successful campaign waged by a rightwing…

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ELECTIONS Bob Collies somersaults on uranium and the Left

Tribune · Wednesday 7 December 1983 · page 3

ALICE SPRINGS: Bob Collins, NT Labor leader, went to Canberra this week to offer the ALP executive a ready-made…

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Coogee Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 8 December 1983 · page 22

Herman Gutman has been re-elected president of the Coogee-Randwick Clovelly Hebrew Congregation. Mr N. Sterling has been elected deputy president with Messrs S. Moleman and B. Benedek vice-presidents…

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Union Election Right strengthen control in Vic THC

Tribune · Wednesday 14 December 1983 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Centre-right control of the executive of the Victorian Trades Hall Council was strengthened after last…

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