Leady, I do not know whether you have seen an associated observation by one Greg Melleuish, Professor of Politics and History at the University of Wollongong (8/4/16) in a letter to the Australian.
The thing is that in a conservative democracy such as Australia, achieving change, even change dictated by necessity, ain’t easy.
(and I bold the following when he goes on to say):
It cannot be achieved by floating an idea and hoping it will be accepted. Hughes was right; such an idea simply will be treated with contempt.
Does that strike a chord??
Leady, that is a very perspicacious observation on the part of the Professor if you are trying to draw some sort of parallel between, 'airspace reform,' 'resistance,' and Billy Hughes!