3 Oct 2013

The Panel with Sir Bruce Slane and Irene Gardiner (Part 2)

From Afternoons, 4:34 pm on 3 October 2013

Topics - We complain about how our councils spend our money, but we haven't quite reached the situation in New York City. A big media campaign has begun with photos of women doing all sorts of things that women - and men - do, from playing sport to playing the violin - with the strapline "I'm beautiful the way I am." Mr Key had been keen to address the issue of access to welfare and social services for New Zealanders living in Australia. In a joint press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Mr Abbott declared Australia would continue to allow New Zealanders work rights in Australia. But he has no plans to change arrangements which limit access to benefits and social services. U.S. intelligence officials say that the government shutdown is seriously damaging the intelligence community's ability to guard against threats.