Furthermore, and thanks to Bruce Byron who tried
At least we have a free press and thanks to Andrew Burrell and several other reporters and editors from the the Australian for keeping this glaring failure of government in the public eye. The rot is exposed and that is the only hope to stop the loss of General Aviation jobs, businesses and services, not to mention home grown airline pilots.
Having led a deputation thirteen years ago to Mr. Warren Truss, the then Minister and leader of the National Party, pleading for reform was like talking to a stone wall in the wilderness. Amazing lack of action or concern when considering that the regions and those Aussies living in remote areas are hardest hit with shrinking air services and loss of General Aviation. Astonishing, vagrant carelessness towards the Nats own constituency.
Will McCormack act? On the past performance of the Nats not without pressure like never before. Past Leader Barnaby Joyce had plenty of time to order Dapper Darren into motion, he acknowledged to my face 12 months ago that action was needed and suggested to me that we needed a Minister for Aviation. Could have had things moving. But now expect little of substance without continued publicity and so far the Oz is the only mainstream media that’s appreciated the disaster area we know as General Aviation, what’s left of it.