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Sweetener a suspect in US brain cancer increase

By Peter Montague In the United States, brain cancer has been steadily increasing about 0.7% per year since 1973. This steady increase is noteworthy by itself. However, among people over age 65, brain cancer has been increasing 2.9% each year,

Forum discusses New Labour Party

By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — A public forum here on March 16 discussed the prospects for forming a branch of the New Labour Party. Speakers were Elvie Sievers from the Friends of Richmond Secondary College and Bob Leach, the interim national

Big crowds for Indonesian democracy film

Big crowds around the country attended debut screenings of There is only one word — Resist!, a documentary about the underground resistance to the Suharto dictatorship. The film made was in secret by community television director Jill Hickson in

Vanstone's record of vandalism

By Marina Cameron The federal Coalition was elected a year ago having promised not to reduce funding to higher education or introduce any new education charges. Since then, education minister Amanda Vanstone has overseen a $2.3 billion cut

We're no longer 'middle class'

Walt Disney is marketing two distinct Poohs, according to the Financial Review. The original line-drawn figure, carved on fine china and pricey kids' stationery, is sold in up-market stores; the plump cartoon-like Pooh in a red T-shirt and "goofy"

Action updates

National Action to march YOUNG, NSW — National Action has announced that it intends to march from the Young Town Hall to the old Lambing Flats site in Young on Easter Saturday, March 29 at 10am. Local sources fear that the Shooters Party

Greek film festival in Sydney

SYDNEY — As part of the 15th Greek Festival of Sydney, a festival of Greek films will be held at the Academy Twin Cinemas in Darlinghurst, Tuesday-Thursday, March 25-27. The program includes five feature films and six prize-winning shorts. The

Moves to extend work for the dole

Moves to extend work for the dole By Marina Cameron Legislation to establish new work for the dole schemes was introduced into federal parliament on March 19, amidst news that unemployment figures for February had jumped to 8.8%, while

Campaign to Free Vanunu launched

Campaign to Free Vanunu launched By Linda Kaucher SYDNEY — An Australian campaign to free Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli anti-nuclear whistle-blower, was launched here last week. Vanunu was kidnapped from Italy, convicted of treason in a

Disappointment at ANC budget

By Norm Dixon The African National Congress (ANC) government's 1997-98 budget has disappointed its working-class supporters with its emphasis on cutting government spending and its unwillingness to begin the massive redistribution of wealth

The man Suharto finds 'intolerable'

By James Balowski In a statement released by Human Rights Watch/Asia dated March 10, executive director Sidney Jones described Sri Bintang Pamungkas as "a man the president finds intolerable". Jones went on to say: "He's everything that good

Solidarity with students in East Timor

Solidarity with students in East Timor By Minh Tan MELBOURNE — Last month I travelled to East Timor as part of a six-member student delegation, which had the support of the National Union of Students, solidarity groups and East Timorese