CFI,
I understand that Labour were the architects. However Martin Ferguson attended a meeting of Archerfield Airport tenants mid last year and he stated that Labour would not return secondary airports back to Government control.
Martin did ackowledge that there were major issues with privatization and the way the COALITION Government implemented the process and that this was not how the Labour party had envisioned airports would be privatized.
The COALITION government has not ensured that Airport Leasing Companies were held accountable to the provisions of their lease. Archerfield is a prime example where the leassor has been allowed to degrade the airport in direct conflict with the lease provisions.
Martin at least acknowledged that privatization has hurt GA badly and Labour would ensure that the law (ie. airport lease agreements) were properly followed. Something the COALITION were very reluctant to do.
We probably need to start another thread on this issue, however if you are interested in helping to save GA particularly at Archerfield Airport, please go and have a look at the Archerfield Airport Chamber of Commerce Inc website.
http://www.aacci.org.au