When I first started to fly i remember the days when almost everything in aviation was tax free. It seems like so long ago but it was not. It was only a few years with the introduction of the GST. My friends that have CPL's all get there tax back but us Private Guys all have to pay 10% on everything from training to sick bags. Remember when avgas was cheaper then hi-octane unleaded.
I would not vote for the party that gave us the highest tax in Australian aviation history.
I would not vote for the party that is introducing the $200 licenses.
I would not vote for John Howard’s conservative party.
As Australians and I like to think as pilots you have will have some common sense. You need to make up your own minds.