I hear you, Aussie Bob.
And add in the cost of ensuring aircraft are IFR compliant - what's that, I hear you cry? There was going to be a subsidy to reduce the costs?
Well, that disappeared faster than the speed of light..
However, when I hear that one of the chappies closely involved in aviation reform used to be Air Force, went to the airlines, and is now with CASA. Never run a small business in his life. Has no understanding how much of a difference to industry or a small business that an exaggerated risk assessment or a committee decision can make.
Did you hear that REX have re-adjusted their slogan? Their heart is in the country, their hand is in your pocket....