So... confirm that the government is paying for the runway lengthening, but Canberra Airport Limited will pocket all the landing and handling charges for the increased weight traffic? This seems like a great deal for a private company....
In my limited dealing with operations at Canberra, I know the RAAF was having kittens with the landing and parking charges being imposed. The area we were using had previously been RAAF Fairbairn's tarmac, and was transferred to Canberra Airport for nil charge. Like good capitalists, they were making a killing renting it back. The result: no more high speed taxi services.