Maybe I'm just cynical....
John Howard forces through the new IR laws which will benefit QF immeasurably.
QF rewards Johnnie by allowing him to ring his Sherrif mate and give him the good news of a huge order for his ailing subsidised arms industry.
The icing on this one might be some new heavy life aircraft for those 20 year old second hand tanks that we've been conned into buying. Now, where are we going to fly them to?
At least Haliburton is not involved for a change.