You would have to be one very confused Prime Minister to put the interests of a foreign owned airline against those of an Australian owned one.
I agree that the demise of Ansett was very sad and will have a short term adverse effect (in economic terms) on Australia but the voters will realise that John Howard put Qantas (Australian owned) ahead of Ansett (New Zealand owned) because it was in the best interest for AUSTRALIA.
Suppose SQ had bought 25% share in Air NZ and pumped millions of dollars into Ansett. Brand new aircraft and a re-filled war chest to fight Qantas and Virgin. Then two years down the track it was QANTAS who ended up like Ansett is today. I would suggest that the Financial Review would really have something to write about and not some cheap,pinko,rabble rousing editorial to try and get Beazley off the mat.
No - I shall be voting Liberal and there will be many millions of Australians doing the same thing on the 10th November because Howard made the right decision he put
AUSTRALIA first!
[ 01 October 2001: Message edited by: Whiskery ]