Top Stories for Wednesday 5 June 2013

Education sector says Novopay report is cause for alarm; UN says Syria descending to new levels of brutality; WINZ kiosk review to be released, critics say scope too narrow; charter schools legislation passes final reading in Parliament; inquiry finds parts of Novopay weren't tested before its launch; Gillard support at three-month low; and Kingston residents could face a long battle with EQC.