From my recollection the then government was pretty P!ssed off with Alan when he grounded the company and only under sufferance supported him because he had probably acted within the bounds of the law and were reluctant to challenge his fabricated "safety" based argument, even though blind freddy could see through it.
I suspect that even in opposition, the current government would have had a fairly dim view of what transpired as well. I reckon Alan has got close to zero chance of getting any support from Canberra, and they may well be looking for an opportunity to even the score.