Julia, the reason these events are not highlighted by the media is because the Labor Party have deeply infiltrated into a very large percentage of the media. This is typical communist tactics whereby they control the media to prevent adverse comments which would be too critical of Rudd. If those announcements like the reduction in preschool centres and the scrapping of the Home Insulation scheme had been made by the Coalition, the media would have been all over them.
Make no mistake, when Rudd was in China he undoubtly learnt how that Government operates to prevent adverse comments by controlling the media. But he has not gone as far as China once did and shoot dissidents for disagreeing with the Government. They may still do. I don't know what the latest is and perhaps many others don't either.
Many of us will remember how communism infitrated into unions in the 50's and 60's with the sole objective of creating havoc in big business. Their modus operandi was to create discontent with workers, create financial strain on Western economies and turn workers into beleiving communism was a better way of life. Make no mistake Russia wanted to achieve world domination, but fortunately their propaganda failed. The communist party even had their radio station in Austarlia at one stage.
Rudd also wants to stay in power and control of the media is his weapon.