It is a sad comment on Australia and Australians that it has to be an “overseas expert” --- we know in great detail what the problems are, but the minute you nominate somebody from here, there will howls from multiple directions about "conflict of interest" and worse --- a serious national failing.
Somebody’s been tampering with your posts, Leaddie!
A bunch of words were deleted while you weren’t looking!
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It is a sad comment on Australian governments that it has to be an “overseas expert” --- governments already know in great detail what the problems are, but there are no votes in changing anything and the minute they make their own decisions they might be held responsible, so they don’t make any decisions --- a serious national failing.
There’s nothing that an “overseas expert” will find out that competent governments don’t already know or couldn’t find out if they wanted to.
Governments already have the power to make any changes they like, on any grounds they like.
Here’s a clue as to what’s actually going to happen:
The review will be modelled on the Wheeler Review into aviation security, which was commissioned by the former Coalition Government and to a large extent has informed the development of aviation security policies in Australia since that time.
Lots of activity to comfort the punters; little of substance to those in the know.