Gru,
Your rant is perhaps justified. However one should always try and see comment in a 'constructive' light wherever possible. It is the sad Aussie custom to be a knocker first, a part of our culture we should all be used to. (for better or worse!)
Or triadic: is he a politician? Of course the Minister was there, but did triadic try to establish that before his comment? Would someone who had personally committed a significant portion of the Nation's hardware to a show not turn up to see how it was presented? Again, triadic, credibility score zero.
Of course I don't know the guest list, but I was there every day and did not see any media comment from Minister Anderson about the show or him being there. Usually such visits are subject to media comment and for an aviation minister, much fanfare... sorry, but did I miss that?
You should not take the comment here to heart, but some of it is perhaps valid and might be used in the future. As always you have to filter it somewhat!
Job well done, nevertheless.