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Politics & elections, 1986

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Editorial Editorial- a child's guide to S.U. elections -

Tharunka · Monday 13 October 1986 · page 2

Dear girls and boys, do have I some good news for you. Because this week is election week at the Student's Union, I'm not allowed to make any silly or biassed…

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Note to All Candidates

Tharunka · Monday 13 October 1986 · page 18

All candidates are advised of the existence of the following electoral By-Laws of the Students' Union: 3.10.5.7.1. All leaflets, stickers, posters and other material pertaining to any poll conducted by the…

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Tharunka Candidates Policy Statement of True Colours

Tharunka · Monday 13 October 1986 · page 15

The TRUE COLOURS is a Left Coalition intending to produce a paper that is a forum for open student debate. We will focus on themes of particular relevance to the well being of students including the Anti-Fees campaign and the movement towards user-pays education. Contemporary National and International Struggles for self-determination,…

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Elections the Japanese Flying Food Circus

Tharunka · Monday 13 October 1986 · page 18

Did your mother ever tell you not to play with your food? Well, such tradition is obviously lacking in Japan judging from the activities taking place each night at the Shinju Japanese Restaurant in Chinatown…

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West Germany Flash -- Greens enter Bavarian parliament

Tribune · Wednesday 15 October 1986 · page 13

For the first time, the Green Party has entered the Bavarian state parliament. Provisional, but fairly certain, results of the…

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QUEENSLAND Q'land election --Joh's swan song?

Tribune · Wednesday 15 October 1986 · page 13

Queensland Premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, may well decide to retire from state politics after the November…

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Queensland racism and the election

Tribune · Wednesday 15 October 1986 · page 20

Queensland has the highest Aboriginal population in Australia. According to 1981 census figures (which are probably an…

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FASCISM Police used in Sth Korean parliament

Tribune · Wednesday 22 October 1986 · page 13

Repression in South Korea took another turn last week when President Chun Doo Hwan called 1,000…

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Elections

Tharunka · Monday 27 October 1986 · page 28

As many of you would have noticed Week 11 was the week during which the Students' Union's elections took place. Congratulations to those who were successful. As part of the elections, the Students' Union conducted a Straw Poll…

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SU Election Dirt What if Codsi and Sloman don’t get on?

Tharunka · Monday 27 October 1986 · page 3

If Sloman and Codsi were to fall out, the result could be most amusing to watch. The SU’s constitution define the powers of the secretary/treasurer, the women’s office, the…

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Federal Parliament supports moves to rescind UN’s anti-Israel motion

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 October 1986 · page 1

Federal Parliament last week voted unanimously to support the overturning of United Nations resolution 3379 which equates Zionism with racism. Australia is now the…

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France. Trente jours en France. Trente jours Elections Senatoriales

Le Courrier Australien · Monday 10 November 1986 · page 3

Les élections sénatoriales du 28 septembre, destinées à pourvoir cent vingt sièges, se sont traduites par une forte progression du RPR et un…

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American Election Results

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 November 1986 · page 23

To the Editor of The Jerusalem Post Sir, - The rejoicing by most of our media over the election of a Congress hostile to President Reagan is…

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Blacks march on parliament

Tribune · Wednesday 10 December 1986 · page 15

MELBOURNE: Aboriginal people from communities at Lake Condah and Framlingham in Victoria's western district…

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Union Elections Left win in Port Kembla FIA

Tribune · Wednesday 17 December 1986 · page 4

PORT KEMBLA: The progressive Rank and File team held off a challenge from the Official and Labor team…

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