"Coming to the Nuisance"
Australia is hardly alone in having airports begin as largely rural, but then area becomes heavily developed with collusion of politicians and land developer cronies.
Followed by complaints the airport is too dangerous or noisy. Very common in US (and no doubt many other countries).
Others will move to a rural farming area (or build housing subdivisions out there). Cheap land, 'rural atmosphere', etc.
Then they complain about rural odors, noises, flies or whatever, and ask a court or local gov't to close the 'offending' facility (or force it to undertake costly measures to soundproof or odorproof or whatever).
The legal doctrine (at least in US) is called "coming to the nuisance."