I concur with 404 Titan etc.
The two D&G forums are a one-stop shop for news specific to regional Oz & NZ issues. I assume they along with HK Africa etc. were created to provide just that – a convenient region-specific focus. Why would I want to wade through a bunch of other forums in search for issues relating this region?? The airspace reform thread is a good example. That issue affects all levels from heavy jets to student pilots, ATC, military etc. etc. Which forum would that be buried in?
A blast for slanderous comments and allegations is fine and overdue, but sorry – it makes no sense to me to bury this region’s issues within international forums. That isn’t parochial – simply practical.