I'm afraid some of you are demonstrating that old saw "Where you stand on an issue depends on where you sit".
You care not one whit for Australian jobs, you simply care for your own, which is perfectly understandable. I expect that the pilots among you will avert your eyes and stand primly on the sidelines if QF's heavy maintenance is outsourced to China, as long as you are not affected.
It would be great if
VB could start a Pacific run, but the logistics of doing so might be prohibitively expensive.
Woomera could we please lock this thread? Its going nowhere in particular.