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Lotta Perii Cambiamento Quindicinale edito dalla Coope­ rativa della Federazione Italiana ^ NEW COUNTRY Lavoratori Emigrati e Famiglie. Redazione, amministrazione e pubblicità: 7 Myrtle St., Coburg Tel.: 350 4684 P.O. BOX 262 NuovoPaese COBURG, VIC. 3058 Quindicinale democratico della comunità' italiana in Australia — ANNO VII — No. 2 2 -(1 8 3 )- 8 NOVEMBRE 1980 - 2 0 c. OBIETTIVI POLITICI OL TRE LE ELEZIONI LA “COMICA” DI CARTER E REAGAN Elezioni Lotta perii made cambiamento : in U.S.A, non la si conduce solo in Parlamento Gli effetti perversi della legge elettorale - Il grande potenziale rappresentato dal voto laburista - Il punto e ’:cosa faranno i laburisti da ora alle elezioni federali? La gente deve diventare protagonista del cambiamento. I liberali-agrari sono di mente commentato, un si­ sogna parlare, perche’ intan­ nuovo al governo, nonostan­ mile “swing” sarebbe stato to il risultato e’ già’ noto in te lo “swing” del 6 per cen­ sufficiente per assicurare anticipo. to a favore del partito labu­ una vittoria laburista se si Lo “swing” verso i labu­ rista, verificatosi nelle ele­ fosse verificato in maniera risti, che ha portato questo zioni federali del 18 ottobre uniforme in tutti gli eletto­ partito al 49.5 per cento dei scorso. rati marginali, quegli eletto­ voti, dopo l’assegnazione rati cioè’ dove la maggioran­ Come si e ’ già ampia- delle preferenze, indica che Baciare bambini, assaggiare manicaretti: alla vigilia za liberale o laburista non e circa la meta’ della popola­ delle elezioni in ombra i temi politici — Inquietanti M r LYNCH talmente schiacciante da es­ zione australiana non e’ sod­ interrogativi sull’avvenire. sere al di fuori dell’influenza disfatta del modo in cui di “swing” anche massicci. Nelle ultime battute della sembrava prefabbricato, e’ D Primo Ministro Fraser ha annunciato in questi questo paese e’ governato. campagna elettorale per la sembrato a tutti poco appas­ La prima cosa che que­ Non e’ un dato da poco, e lo giorni i nomi dei nuovi ministri del suo nuovo governo : presidenza degli Stati Uniti, sionante a volte noioso e ste elezioni dim ostrano e ’ la stesso primo ministro ha do­ i due candidati principali, privo di tensione. Le tesi natura perversa della legge vuto riconoscerlo, perlome­ Carter e Reagan, si sono presentate dai due al pubbli­ Malcom Fraser, primo ministro, elettorale australiana, una no formalmente, nel suo dis­ mossi a ritmi da comica co di centinaia di milioni vera e propria “legge truf­ corso al paese dopo l’annun­ finale: da una citta’all’altra, ressomigliavano a prodotti Douglas Anthony, vice-primo ministro, fa” dove un voto può’ con­ cio della vittoria elettorale da un comizio all’aperto o al confezionati di cui si descri­ Philip Lynch, ministro per l’industria e il com­ tare per meta’ o anche me­ del suo partito. chiuso ad una conferenza vevano le etichette ma non stampa, abbracciando e ba­ mercio no e un altro può’ contare si spiegavano i contenuti. Questo appoggio eletto­ ciando i bambini e indos­ per quattro. Vince cosi’ non Carter non e’ riuscito a far Ian Sinclair, ministro delle telecomunicazioni, rale per i laburisti esprime il sando costumi tradizionali chi ha la maggioranza dei apparire il candidato repub­ grande potenziale che esiste delle regione che visitavano. blicano come del tutto ina­ Antony Street, ministro degli affari esteri, voti ma chi conquista la nel paese per un rilancio del Tutto do ’ per presentarsi al deguato alla presidenza e Peter Nixon, ministro dell’industria primaria, maggioranza degli elettorati. partito laburista, a patto che pubblico americano come il Reagan, d ’altra parte, non e’ Andrew Peacock, ministro per le relazioni I partiti minori vengono non si aspettino le prossime “migliore” che dovrà’ poi stato capace di far apparire diventare presidente della schiacciati, e la vita parla­ elezioni federali per mettere impossibile una seconda vit­ industriali, nazione e svolgere ruoli di mentare viene immiserita questo potenziale a frutto. toria dell’altro contendente. Jim Killen, ministro della difesa, dalla mancanza di un reale primo piano non soltanto Il “m atch ” si e ‘ chiuso senza P John Howard, ministro del tesoro, confronto fra i partiti, data La lotta per un pro­ per gli Stati Uniti ma per vincitori apparenti ed e ’ tut­ dal fatto che solo due parti­ gramma economico e socia­ tutto il mondo. Fino all’ul­ to rimandato al giorno del­ timo momento di questo Margaret Guilfoyle, ministro delle finanze, ti dominano il parlamento, le diverso da quello liberale, le elezioni, cioè’ il 4 novem­ “show” il popolo americano bre. E ’ anche vero pero’che Ian Viner, ministro dell’occupazione, uno dei quali e’ il governo e che affronti la crisi econo­ ha assistito svogliatamente, la vittoria elettorale per l’altro, per definizione, l’op­ mica salvaguardando gli in­ Fred Chaney, ministri per la sicurezza sociale, senza molto interesse, anche l’uno o l’altro candidato posizione. Un sistema elet­ teressi dei lavoratori e dei perche’ il dialogo politico e’ Peter Durack, procuratore generale. sara’ determinata soltanto torale proporzionale consen­ ceti meno abbienti secondo venuto sempre più’ a scade­ da uno minoranza dell’elet­ tirebbe al parlamento di ri­ criteri di giustizia sociale, re durante la lunga fase torato americano, meno del Altri dodici dicasteri minori sono stati assegnati a al­ flettere meglio il paese, per­ non può’ essere affidata al preparatoria, nella fase di 30%. Quest’anno, dato il mettendo anche alle forze manifesto elettorale dello preselezione dei candidati. boom delle nascite e il dirit­ trettanti deputati e senatori liberali-agrari, tra i quali La scorsa settimana, il minori di essere anche una ultimo momento o a docu­ to al voto ai diciottenni Ian Macphee, ministro deU’emigraziohe ed affari et­ “grande dibattito ” televisivo esteso a loro fin dal ‘71, cir­ sede di formazione delle de­ menti elaborati a tavolino tra i due candidati ha deluso nici, e Michael MacKellar, a cui e’ stato assegnato il cisioni, e non soltanto una ca dieci milioni di giovani ulteriormente gli americani potrebbero, teoricamente, ministero della salute pubblica. sede dove si parla perche’ bi­ (continua a pagina 1.2) e gli osservatori esteri. Il votare per la prima volta. confronto televisivo, tras­ Ma in gran parte non si sono messo in diretta anche in neanche preoccupati dì re­ AL SENA TO FIDUCIA AL GO VERNO FORLANI partiti del movimento ope­ Australia e che tradizional­ gistrarsi agli uffici elettorali. raio e le altre grandi forze mente viene considerato popolari. come un momento decisivo La durezza dell’oppo­ per il risultato elettorale che sizione dipenderà’, in ogni segue di pochi giorni, proba­ modo, dagli atti concreti bilmente non ha deciso pagina 3 QUESTIONE del governo Forlani. I co­ niente: nessuno dei due can­ MERIDIONA­ Opposizione munisti si dicono disposti didati ha commesso errori LE a : compromettenti e irrepara­ pagina 5 INTERVISTA 1. dare il loro contri­ bili. Ognuno ha recitato la CON SYLOS buto per risolvere positiva- propria parte per rassicurare LABINI l’elettorato oscillante e dub­ mente le questioni urgenti e pagina 6 TV ETNICA i problemi di fondo della bioso e ancora in cerca di nostra società’ e del nostro una risposta. Carter ha ba­ pagina 7 VIOLENZA delMercoledì 29 ottobre, PCI nella dato soprattutto alla parte NELLE PRI­ preceduto, non e’ certo il Stato e a stabilire i confron­ tarda serata, il Senato ha vo­ governo di cui avrebbe bi­ ti e le intese che saranno dell’elettorato rimasta delu­ GIONI sa della sua gestione in que­ tato la fiducia al governo sogno 1 ’italia per affronta­ possibili a questo fine; pagina 9 sti ultimi anni, Reagan a L’OMAGGIO A Forlani con 188 si e 120 re e superare la crisi. Un go­ 2. ben sapendo che non LONGO no. Favorevolmente si sono verno che risollevi il Paese e mancheranno, come nel pas­ quella che poteva avere pau­ espressi DC, PSI, PRI, PSDI 10 porti lungo la via del rin­ sato, manovre e tentativi per ra di cambiamenti rischiosi. pagina 10 LAVORATORI e S VP ; contro hanno votato novamento deve avere in se’ rinviare o eludere la soluzio­ Il confronto tra i due, in FIAT comunisti, Sinistra Indipen­ 11 più’ grande partito della ne dei problemi, si batteran- trasmissione diretta ma che classe operaia italiana. Que­ dente, radicali e missini. C’e’ (continua a pagina 12) stata l’astensione dei libera­ sta e’ la ragione centrale del­ li. la scelta dell’opposizione. I Alcuni giorni prima, co­ comunisti rimarranno a la­ Fabbricanti di cucine moderne, rifi- vorare e lottare all’opposi­ munque, Enrico Berlinguer, ture artistiche. Lavori accurati e nel dibattito alla Camera, zione, sempre secondo Ber­ SORTINO aveva motivato la sfiducia linguer, perche’ domani CABINETS garantiti. Qualsiasi disegno, vostro del PCI nei confronti del go­ l’Italia possa avere una guida o nostro. Servizio in tutti i sobborghi. verno. Un governo, secondo politica all’altezza degli im­ Berlinguer, che, pur rappre­ mani problemi da confron­ sentando un passo in avanti tare: un governo unitario 39 EDWARD ST., EAST BRUNSWICK - TEL 387 6968 Arnaldo Forlani. rispetto a quello che lo ha del quale facciano parte i Pagina 2 / 8 Novembre 1980 / NUOVO PAESE PENSIONI [ LETTERE D ’INVALIDITÀ SI FA CAUSA Elezioni Caro Direttore, U.S.A.questi aggettivi; i partigiani AL GOVERNO italiani, ad esempio, veniva­ delle ballate d’amore non la scorsa set­ no chiamati “terroristi”dal­ SYDNEY — Un gruppo di validità’ al Ministero della solo furono le dame ma de il nulla osta del Procura­ timana ho assistito al dibat­ le forze nazi-fasciste che oc­ invalidi a cui e’ stata tolta la Sicurezza Sociale, ed e’ già’ anche “u ciuccio”, che tore Generale, che si trove­ tito tra i due candidati alle cupavano l’Italia durante il pensione ha intentato causa costato diversi milioni di rebbe costretto a dover usa­ elezioni presidenziali degli periodo della Resistenza — sarebbe l’animale più’ utile contro il Governo Fraser dollari di denaro pubblico in re i suoi servizi contro il go­ Stati Uniti d ’America, Car­ ma certamente non si può’ dell’uomo delle campagne presso l’Alta Corte (“High spese legali.
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