Greens meet candidates
SYDNEY: There were heated exchanges between conservationists and opposition party spokespeople at a public meeting…
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ELECTIONS Democrats -- radical policies but still a centre party
Despite predictions that the Democrats would disappear from the Senate after the retirement of Don Chipp, they…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Candidates Support Jewish Concerns in Pre-election Survey
The majority of candidates in this weekend’s Federal Election have shown strong support for key foreign policies and domestic concerns of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liberal Candidate Condemns Palestine Office in Canberra
CANBERRA: Liberal Party candidate for the ACT seat of Fraser, Ian Farrow, has condemned the government for allowing the Palestine Information Office to be set up here…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Elections Generales Australiennes
Les élections générales en Australie, dues à la double dissolution Parlement au mois de mai. se tiendront le samedi…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ELECTIONS How left and progressives fared
Jack Mundey, progressive independent candidate for the Sydney electorate, had gained 13.3% of votes when counting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →POLITICS Federal election review How Labor won, despite protest vote
Despite a national 1% swing against it, and despite an overall majority of only 0.8%, Labor has nevertheless increased its majority of seats. This paradox is due to the fact that the major swing against…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →EDITORIAL The left -- after the elections
After the possibility of Joh as Prime Minister (a spectre that thankfully faded with time), or even a majority of LiberalNational Dries in Canberra, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elections Nz left unites behind people first candidates
The New Zealand left will mount independent left challenges in the August 15 elections. A People First…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →ELECTIONS Forests' vote boosts labor win
The success of the environment movement's "Vote for the Forests" election campaign has confirmed the importance of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Independents in state elections
Well-known conservationist and Sydney City councillor "in exile", Jack Mundey, announced last Saturday that he…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shamir promises settlement boost Election move fades
A threat by the right-wing Tehiya party to call for early elections,a move favoured by the Labour Alignment, was defused by Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Election Snippets
So, Bob’s back. As expected. The Joh challenge died in a little puff of hot air and the weedy one clung to his tenuous position at…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →ELECTIONS New Right backs NZ Labour
Lange's Labour Party government looks certain to return to power in New Zealand's election on August 15…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Left win in student elections
SYDNEY: Students at Sydney University showed their concern about the fate of free education last week when they elected a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →UNIONS Sacked shop steward wins election
A bitter two and a half year campaign ended last Monday when Paul Noack, former president of the Elizabeth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hall Greenland reports on ATAEA elections... Rank-and-Filers face Canberra Raiders
A fast talker and self described "union professional", Michael Taylor has come out of Canberra to challenge the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Union Election Left win in PSA heralds fightback
Progressive candidates have broken the right's traditional hold on the NSW Public Service Association (PSA) by winning the presidency in last month's union elections, and retaining their majority on its 84-member…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →W. Bank elections Rabin signal to Jordan: no PLO
Defence Minister Yitzhak Rabin told the Knesset last week that Jordan would certainly ensure that any West Bank representatives sent to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Likud won’t go for early election
The Labour Alignment appeared on Sunday to have dropped its push for an early election, after a week in which it reportedly secured and then…
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