Spot on saying, Anthill and well summed up Austral'
Sydney Airport Holdings has got a lot to answer for in their charges and onflow effects, just to start with!
I for one would rather snap up an airfare on VA close to the price of the LCCs and gain all the extra "gravy" that is associated with it, such as travel points/upgrade/terminal facilities/interline benefits etc etc.
This I believe is reflected also in the travel figures, as many punters realise that just for abit extra they can get some mayo' with their ticket instead of the LCC "pay for every little bit extra" ticket.
There will always be a place in Oz for a LCC/thongs & singlet-Air, but is the small population able to sustain 2 of them without cannibalising the parent?