Sunfish's view is unnecessarily apocalyptic.
The facts show that when people in industries like car manufacturing lose their jobs, they find others.
In many cases - better paying and more sustainable ones.
Same with airlines.
This is a highly educated country, with relatively low levels of violence and income disparity, and still comparatively low levels of unemployment.
We all enjoy living standards our parents and grandparents could have only dreamed of.
The future for Australia is incredibly bright.
In the sector I work in - this nation will be the world's No1. exporter of LNG by 2017 - it will outpace Qatar.
Just think of the economic multiplier that will provide for everyone in the economy.
Back to aviation.
I'd bet that 20 years from now there still will be a Qantas, but it will be a very different beast.
Much as we might have all loved them, the days of `full service', high cost structure carriers are gone.