Who do you think is telling CASA to produce changes such as what's coming through now!
Parts 119 & 121B will effect the bush but Ando can now appear on breakfast television and look joe public in the eye and declare aviation safe for the paying public.
Votes my good man, Votes.
The newly rich in the western suburbs of Sydney (ex-Labour seats) will eat it up.
And for the bush, well sweeteners like the forthcoming free trade deal (including agriculture) with Japan will help soften the blow.