it is interesting that Geoff is bleating about competition from foreigners at the same time that he is busily fostering competition between his Aussie staff and foreign competitors.
He is happy to use foreigners to increase corporate profits - Jetconnect, Thai, British crews, wet leased freighters etc, yet when it works against him he has a bleat.
Good on him for protecting his corporate interests, but be fair to his staff - they after all are the people that make the business what it is.
Subcontracting it all out so he runs a virtual airline might seem like smart business until all your passengers get the sads because the service is rubbish.
Happy staff means happy passengers.
Cranky staff means more passengers for Virgin and others...(which doesn't bother me seeing as I make my living from one of the others!)