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Politics & elections, 1988

112 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 6

ELECTIONS 1988 Labour, religious parties win fight on local polls

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 August 1988 · page 4

THE ELECTION of mayors and municipal council has been put off, after a bitter fight, until next February 28 from the scheduled date of…

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Melbourne Election De Miss Franco-australie

Le Courrier Australien · Wednesday 10 August 1988 · page 12

Mlle Elizabeth Delattre a été élue Miss Franco-Australie, le 17 juillet à South Yarra, lors de la réception annuelle du Cercle amical franco-australien de…

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News Report Elections 1988/Michal Yudeiman The ‘dont-knows’ are the target

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 12 August 1988 · page 4

The two major parties, Labour and Likud, are to spend tens of millions of shekalim on wooing the estimated 250,000 persons - less than 10 per cent of the electorate — who are believed to have not yet made up…

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Women '88 candidates

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 12 August 1988 · page 25

AUSTRALIAN women from a wide variety of backgrounds and fields of achievement are being nominated for the Women ’88…

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FORUM Two Jewish senators debate the U.S. presidential candidates Dukakis won’t let Israel down

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 12 August 1988 · page 8

THERE ARE MANY reasons why American Jews should vote for Michael Dukakis. His support for an economically…

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Parliament House hosts paintings of Jerusalem

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 August 1988 · page 1

THE SHAPE of the future lies in “what we leave our children”, Kathryn Greiner, wife of NSW Premier Nick Greiner, said this week…

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Overseas Mobilising for Us Presidential Election

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 August 1988 · page 13

AS THE 1988 presidential race gains momentum, B’nai B’rith International has begun mobilising for a Get Out the Vote campaign…

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Post-election Prospects

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 August 1988 · page 23

Sir, — I have just witnessed the nomination of Michael Dukakis as the Democratic candidate for president and was disturbed by the…

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The Sydney Morning [?]erald Asian migrants: a needless fear Asian migrants a needless fear Hawke: I'd fight election on migration [Mr. Holding] Holding opposes 불길한 백호주의 재현 - 이민제도 논쟁에 관한 한인사회의 의견 Holding opposes migration changes

Hanho Tʻaimzŭ = Hanho Times · Friday 19 August 1988 · page 3

회난 야당안 자유- 지방앙 어나빼빼꿈틈꾀에뻬 Countrv Party) 내각은 호주이먼자수 잭정에 있어서 엮송적엮 봄배돕 고려해 야 한다는 정책유 채택함으보써 솜래익 조맘과적 “비차법츠쁠" 이 만 싱 벅 욤 부 정 하고 나 섰 다) 」-、 2 네 홀;^ 유 호 주 놔 밍 플룻 이 호 수 섯 부…

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ELECTIONS '88 / Michal Yudelman Parties play it safe in bid for floating vote

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 August 1988 · page 3

Both major political parties, Labour and Likud, have rejected efforts to swing them to more activist positions for the November…

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The elections and the Jews

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 August 1988 · page 11

American Jews are mostly concentrated in key states which will probably decide the outcome of the U.S. elections. The Post's Walter Ruby talks to the people in both parties who stand behind the campaigns to win the Jewish vote…

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Opinion Us elections and the ‘Jewish vote’ PARTISAN

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 2 September 1988 · page 6

EVERY PRESIDENTIAL campaign in the United States since the 1964 Johnson-Goldwater race, sooner or later has focused, to a quite extraordinary…

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Victorian elections: can Labor pull it off?

Tribune · Wednesday 7 September 1988 · page 3

Victorian state Labor Premier John Cain last week called a snap election for October 1, ending the continuing speculation over whether the ALP would go to the polls before the end of 1988, or wait until early 1989…

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Parliament House Israel reception

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 9 September 1988 · page 3

CANBERRA: More than 500 political leaders, MPs, senators, senior diplbmats, top public servants; defence chiefs and leading…

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Autonomy issue quashed ELECTIONS ’88/Jerusalem Post Staff

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 9 September 1988 · page 3

A MINl-crisis within the Likud has been resolved with reaffirmation in its platform for the November 1 elections of the party’s support for…

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Sweden: poor election prospects for the Social Democrats

Tribune · Wednesday 14 September 1988 · page 7

Sweden may have a rightwing government following the election on September 18. At best, the Social, Democratic Party (SAP) can hope to…

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Parties at war over peace ELECTIONS ’88 / Jerusalem Post Staff

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 16 September 1988 · page 2

THE TWO major parties kicked off their November 1 election campaigns with enthusiastic rallies of their respective activists, with the leaders accusing their rivals of blocking the road to peace. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in an hour-long speech in Jerusalem…

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Students' Union Executive Election Notices

Tharunka · Monday 19 September 1988 · page 17

VOTING PROCEDURES: 1. Present yourself at the polling booth 2. Identify yourself to the polling clerk and give yourfull name and faculty. You must show 3. make sure the polling clerk initials the back of your ballot papers as they are issued - if…

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Victorian state elections: keep Kennett and Libs out by Michael Evans

Tribune · Wednesday 28 September 1988 · page 3

The CPA Victorian State Committee this week called on all its members and supporters, and the entire left, to support strongly the…

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Swedish elections give left a boost

Tribune · Wednesday 28 September 1988 · page 5

Sweden's victorious Social Democrat Prime Minister, Ingvar Carlsson, hailed his party's unexpected win on September 18 as…

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