Those who’ve been paying attention to the whole-of-government approach to aviation would have noticed the amount of time that was dedicated to scrutiny of the regulatory response to a drone that hovered over a parliamentary / press gallery rugby match a few months ago. That drone was controlled by - it is alleged - none other than James Ashby.
It’s abundantly clear that the focus of the committee is on the dire risks to aviation safety in the circumstances, rather than the wish to dispose of a political enemy.
It is, after all, about ‘safety’.