A Darwin hub would enable a decent Asian network to be offered from all the capital cities using easier to fill narrow bodies. Main trunk routes such as SYD - SIN will still use non stop widebodies, but routes such as Adelaide to Kuala Lumpur or Perth to Manila would come into play. Darwin could be Australia's Dubai and would give local airlines a significant advantage as they could offer a one stop connection from which ever Asian city they fly to into the domestic network.