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Politics & elections, 1989

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Anyone's race in Liverpool by-election

Tribune · Wednesday 19 April 1989 · page 12

NSW: With 12 candidates contesting the Liverpool state by-election on April 29, any of five candidates have a chance…

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The wheels start moving Arab world considering election idea

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 21 April 1989 · page 1

Prime Minister Shamir. proposal for Palestinian elections if the territories has touched off a flurry of diplomatic activity as Palestinians…

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PM’s adviser charged with election bribery Inlaci

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 21 April 1989 · page 6

TEL AVIV - Michael Dekel, the prime minister’s adviser on settlement, has been indicted for bribery, soliciting for bribes, breach of trust…

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Labor-Green coalition after election?

Tribune · Wednesday 26 April 1989 · page 12

TASMANIA: Premier Robin Gray risks defeat in the May 13 state election Gray did not go to the polls…

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Liverpool by-election: Labor may lose

Tribune · Wednesday 26 April 1989 · page 12

NSW: Local councillor Don Syme has a fighting chance of winning the Liverpool by-election next Saturday. With…

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The University Union Elections

Tharunka · Tuesday 2 May 1989 · page 30

Dear Editors, I have recently read the policy statements of candidates for the University Union Board of…

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Shamir plan arouses international interest Egypt, Jordan not opposed to election idea

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 May 1989 · page 1

There has been growing international interest in, and considerable support for Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir’s four-point peace plan, chiefly his call for elections in the…

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Terror blamed for rejection of election plan Shamir, Peres believe proposal may be accepted by Palestinians

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 May 1989 · page 1

Forcigh Minister Moshe Atens has accused the PLO of terrorizing Arab leaders in the territories into rejecting Prime Minister Shamir’s…

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FORUM Shamir’s election stew

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 May 1989 · page 8

ELECTIONS in the territories could be compared to a pot of the traditional Jewish stew: once the cholent is in the oven, there is no telling how it will turn out…

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University Uni0n Election

Tharunka · Tuesday 9 May 1989 · page 28

University Union elections took place all tins week at either the library foyer or the roundhouse. They were fairly hotly contested by two major factions. The…

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Des élections annulées

Le Courrier Australien · Wednesday 10 May 1989 · page 9

Les municipales ont été annulées à Lifou et Ouvéa (Loyauté) en raison d'irrégularités (contrefaçons de signatures, heure trop tardive de clôture,…

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Tasmanian Election - Gray To Green?

Tribune · Wednesday 10 May 1989 · page 1

Tasmania could be the first Australian state to place environmental concerns at the top of its political agenda. If Green Independents contesting this Saturday's election hold the balance of power in tasmania this will reverse decades of pro-development policies which…

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Japanese Tories in crisis as elections loom

Tribune · Wednesday 10 May 1989 · page 11

The conservative Liberal- Democratic Party (LDP) which has ruled Japan since the end of WWII faces its greatest crisis…

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UIA elections foreshadow federal move to Sydney

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 12 May 1989 · page 3

THE FIRST moves to relocate federal United Israel Appeal (UIA) headquarters from Melbourne to Sydney took place last…

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Election fallout: Tasmania's Green Message

Tribune · Wednesday 17 May 1989 · page 1

Last weekend's Tasmanian election has put environmental issues firmly on the political agenda and sent the major parties into a spin as they desperately try to…

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Big by-election loss for Nationals

Tribune · Wednesday 17 May 1989 · page 12

QUEENSLAND: Liberals are celebrating their victory in last weekend's Merthyr by-election. Their candidate…

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Campaigning For Free Elections In Namibia

Tribune · Wednesday 17 May 1989 · page 7

A major international conference, entitled "Namibia: Independence and Beyond", in Melbourne recently called…

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Way open for U.S. - Soviet Mideast talks Shamir-Rabin plan for elections in territories wins wide support

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 May 1989 · page 1

By MENACHEM SHALEV and DAN PETREANU This week's cabinet approval for the Shamir peace plan opens the way for international action to bring about a Middle East settlement…

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The by-election rollcall under a microscope

Tribune · Wednesday 24 May 1989 · page 7

The Liberal Party and rightwing businessmen's cliques smelt victory in the recent Liverpool by-election. Liberal Mayor Lucas and his…

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Don Syme "strong second" in by-election

Tribune · Wednesday 24 May 1989 · page 7

Ald. Don Syme came a "strong second" in last month's by-election for the NSW state seat of Liverpool, the two local weeklies reported…

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