Think about what $2 bought in '96 and what it would buy now.
I think things have about tripled in that time. Share price would need to be around $6 now just to hold something near value. I bought BHP around that time for about $10.
If it came to it, I would prefer to defer my travel than support scabs. I don't think the airlines would actually allow me to do this. I would probably have to do my dough.
All Australians have a dog in this fight, some just have smaller dogs.