G.....Sorry, can't follow that line of thinking.....
If I understand you correctly, what you are saying, is that because ANZ (read SQ here as well) purchased a white elephant, stripped it even further (and continued to do so up until yesterday), then promised all and sundry up 'till last week that all was under control, continued to charge all manner of services to AN throughaout this period instead of ANZ, board members gave themselves a huge bonus, and then dumped the Airline and 16,000 + Australian jobs, is somehow the fault/responsibility of the Australian Government (read Australian tax payer) and Australian Union (read Australian Workers).....
Hmmmmm....methinks you have been sitting to close the the #2 engine