Melbourne Workers' Syndicate

Melbourne de jure does not have a city government, but the Melbourne Syndicate fills that gap. It takes on the role of a "state" through a network of workers' councils, formed by the representatives or many unions and syndicates. Because of this, Melbourne is what's known as a council republic. It is de facto more powerful than its predecessor government, but lacks the political leverage that the former had. In fact, many people outside of Melbourne don't actually like the fact that it exists at all, especially Oceanyka's right-wing. The syndicate's industrial specialty is in shipbuilding, since it staffs and maintains the Bass Strait Complex in which the Red Navy is headquartered.