Same, Qantas have rocks in their head if they think anyone from the Eastern states would prefer a 17+ hour flight from Perth, over one stopping at Singapore or Dubai with a maximum of 14 odd hours in the air, and a decent break, rather that a quick transfer in Perth.
This.
If touchdown were in Sydney or Melbourne, it would be attractive but you're talking about landing at an Australian city whose nearest large city isn't in Australia but in Indonesia. Someone has been talking lessons from Ryanair and Easyjet in describing a location as actually near where people are trying to fly to
