It's Local Government election time, and it's game on! The vote is on next Saturday across the state of New South Wales with local elections in the 128 districts. The Sydney City and Inner West local councils have always been hotly contested, but the district as a whole follows the party line at the polls and marks the ballot for the Australian Labor Party, with some Greens and Independents thrown in. Local planning arrangements and regulations are always at the top of the agenda. No more room for rampant developers and corruption, surely? Stanmore, Newtown, Dulwich Hill.

It can be a tough place to go for your average British politician!

"The footage of this shameful censorship deserves to be widely seen. If a similar event had happened in Russia or North Korea, it would have received intensive media scrutiny here. Once again, we note the arms connection with the BBC through BAE Systems Chairman, Sir Roger Carr. Wilson has also pointed out a potential conflict of interest between HSBC and the BBC through Rona Fairhead who was a non-executive director of HSBC while serving as Chair of the BBC Trust."

Seems defending austerity is a tough gig, time to run away.

"Killing for Country: A Family History" - David Marr