oicur12
Are you implying that the Australian Government works to an honorable "set of rules"?
All governments have their own motives for doing what they do. The Australian Government is no different and does what it does for the good of Australia, not Singapore or anyone else for that matter. The big difference between Australia and Singapore though is with Australia you get what you see.
Oh really. Tariffs, trade barriers, quotas, import tax. They don't exist in Australia do they?
Yes they do but as promised to our main trading partners they have been dramatically reduced over the last ten years with more reductions to follow. Australia has honored its pledge to reduce trade protectionism unlike some counties in the region.
Fifth freedom protection is the thorniest issue in aviation. It has been the thorniest issue since WWII. If it weren’t so contentious we wouldn’t be having this discussion. The reality is that as a percentage of total airline traffic, less than 5% is operated under fifth freedom rights. If the rest of the world can’t agree on it why should Australia be so stupid to give fifth freedom rights to a country that has nothing to offer in return? As more and more airlines start flying longer-range aircraft, countries like Singapore will become irrelevant as a destination, after all it is little more than a shopping mall and a fuel stop now.