Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific) | Hansard source

I heartily agree with some of what the member for Solomon has just said. Regional areas are captives of high air prices because many regional people—whether they're travelling by air for tourism, for business or perhaps most importantly for medical reasons—have no other way of getting from their home communities to a capital city. Unfortunately, for some regional people, it is a case of: 'When in pain, catch a plane.' This particular motion brought to the parliament by the member for Wide Bay is a good one. What I fear, though—and the member for Solomon just belled the cat—is a review in the form of an aviation white paper. Australia is being strangled by reviews.

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