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28/08/23

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Originally posted by 1ronnie: ↑

...why is Qantas a special case? And Telstra not.

...you can protect the company from competition, but it only makes the company 'lazy' and dependent on gullibility of people who want to fly the national carrier despite price gouging actions. Being patriotic is not the same as being stupid.

...bet you if it was an American airline, it would be a different story!

Qantas’ record $2.5 billion profit was “a good news story” and the Albanese government blocked extra Qatar Airways flights to keep the national carrier profitable, Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said.
As Labor talks tough on competition policy and prepares to crack down on monopolies and duopolies using market power to dud consumers, Mr Jones indicated that Qantas was a special case.

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….. In return Qantas ‘must’ support the Yes campaign. Maybe I’m being slightly cynical but I reckon it’s true. This is how the game gets played.
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