Can someone explain how this Bill would force a monopoly? It's just saying that in order to operate domestically you need to have your maintenance done domestically. I'm sure there are plenty of ex-Qantas LAMEs who would be happy for the work....
Virgin is majority foreign owned and Tiger is presently 100% foreign owned. If His Bobness' Bill were to pass, they would be grounded, leaving Qantas (majority Australian owned as per Qantas Sale Act) the monopoly domestic service. Real smart!
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