Some people can't handle the truth.
Australian was financially strapped and couldn't get access to any more funds due to the level of debt carried after the Strong years. Sound familiar?
QANTAS, on the other hand, was "a very well run business" according to James as he was heard to say in later years. Nothing like today.
The problem became that those that got Australian in the mess they were in took over the top jobs at QANTAS and proceeded down the same path. Sound familiar?