Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry) Share this | Hansard source

I hope that, by that interjection, the member for Kennedy is not intimating that Qantas is the only airline in Australia that is safe to fly, because that is simply not true. The reality is that what this debate about is ensuring the longevity of Qantas. We on this side are about keeping Qantas well into the future. We on this side want to make sure that Qantas is able to keep flying. We want to put Qantas on a level playing field with other Australian airlines—other Australian based airlines. Those on that side—

Mr Perrett interjecting—

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