Crikey.com today ;
7. Unsubstantiated tips & rumours
The air traffic control system in Australia has started closing down bit by bit each day and night due to lack of qualified Air Traffic Controllers. Tonight (Sunday) airspace between Darwin, Brisbane and Mount Isa is uncontrolled, and also between Sydney and Tamworth and Coffs Harbour. Government controlled executives will not hire more controllers because their personal remuneration packages (bonuses) depend upon reducing overheads (staff). The few new controllers that have been employed are too few, too late. The crisis we all expected and warned of has started this weekend