Originally Posted by
schloufer
Also, a bigger question should be why the **** is this Labor government saying “we don’t want to see Rex fold” and giving them $80m and all of that.
Are they not aware that Rex is a major donor to the LNP?
Which means any resurgent Rex with a new buyer may resume those donations to the Coalition which would then obviously be used by the Coalition to defeat/destroy the ALP. How is this not a case of the ALP shooting themselves in the foot?
It is in the ALP’s interests for REX to fold and then work with other carriers to ensure all affected regional routes remain active.
Why on earth would the ALP seek to actively work against their long-term interests by propping up a Coalition donor? This is equivalent to the ALP hypothetically giving free money to News Corp or Gina Rhinehart.
In a complete shock, you have exaggerated and made stuff up.
In the last reported figures, REX declared donations (usually free flights rather than cash) of $76K to National Party, $34K to Liberal Party and $21K to Labor Party. These figures are hardly massive compared with other donors to all major parties and so called independents. In comparison, QF donated (mostly free flights) $370K to the failed YES campaign. QF have not donated excessively directly to parties for elections preferring to use the Chairman Lounge "perk" as their way of buying influence.