To answer rammel and others.
Over 6 months ago several operators who had the bulk of the work last QLD election were told that the election will be in the fourth quarter.
If the QLD govt had not cut so much back to the bone the other opportunities these companies have for revenue then they may have been fat in the system re both crew and equipment.
I believe the government has now finally seen the results of their opinion of "right sizing" that companies simply cant afford to have under utilized assets. When they and others simply cut the price point back to zero margin.
The only person who would make anything on it is the broker. Sadly this is the way of the world.