I thought it was obvious to see the new trend. One Nation, The Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party, Jacqui Lambie, Palmer United Party then on an international level we have Brexit and Trump.
So while Clive may not be the most liked person in Townsville he has heavily put his side of the story there with claims the government is stopping him from reopening with several hundred million of his money - will they buy it? I do not know.
We have had Clive, we still have Katter and they would be at home sitting at a table with Trump.
Aviation in Australia is certainly going down hill, not helped by CAsA or the abuse of casualised labour reducing pay and conditions and not paying taxes. There are "independent contractors" that have not paid tax for more 10 years (this also means they are keeping the GST).
If these independent contractors work for Labour Hire Firms then the LHF should be collecting the PAYE tax from the "contractors" (check ATO website also there should be no GST component).
On the state level the LHF should be paying payroll tax as applicable.
So with the combination of tax "errors" the "contractor" and LHF end up with more cash in their pockets, and that results in offering a lower cost to the companies requiring labour - that are happy to slash unit costs.