07-20-2015, 07:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-21-2015, 06:17 AM by thorn bird.)
Oh dear,
I despair, I really do.
Our good senators should really start to look at our used and abused system.
Someone, somewhere, a very clever person, saw an opportunity and began manipulating an end game. One that would make a gift of the potential profits available from our major airports, a billion a year turnover completely tax free, added to the massive capital gains that could be generated by development sharks, the biggest contributors to political parties election funds by the way, converting our secondary airports into industrial estates. Just what will be this persons final reward??
Never has anyone heard "What about someone, somewhere considering the public Interest"
Someone, somewhere gifted McBank a billion dollars a year in tax free income, to develop what have become recognized internationally as some of the worst airports in the developed world.
The AAT judgment on Archerfield sends shivers down the spine of everyone who relies on our secondary airports for their livelihood, while the development sharks cheer that their political contributions were money well spent. Fully 40% of Jandakot is to be swallowed up, Bankstown to follow, public ASSETS raped, Rightful public money diverted into the development sharks bank accounts, more than likely offshore, so to add insult to injury, the public don't even get a few bucks in tax.
To obtain any meaningful examination of the corruption that went with the rape of our aviation industry would require expenditure of massive funds who our master manipulator knew full well the industry could not afford.
As things are our industry is in crisis, drowning under thousands of pages of insanity served up to us by a government corporation more concerned with regulation to avoid liability than safety, when we should be looking at ways to reduce the burdens on industry before the industry completely collapses.
We hear all the to and fro regarding ASA, a monopoly Government corporation.
They used to be a government entity that concerned itself with providing "Public service"
It would seem now its incorporated its more about providing a service to its directors, and protecting a government monopoly.
For goodness sake, who gives shit who and how and what qualification is required to run a Unicom service. Its been about in the US forever, it costs nothing and it provides a safety benefit. I think this argument is more about protecting union interests than safety interests.
ASA holds the monopoly providing fire services to Australian airports. Is that why it costs twice as much as new Zealand where its open to tender, or three times as much as the USA?
Really, its not required by ICAO except for international airports, why the hell do we need them for domestic? Have they every saved anyone in the past thirty years?
With a bit of extra training, couldn't the local fire brigade with some bucks for their time, be present for RPT arrivals and departures, surely more costs effective than paying 23 million for a fire service at Ballina. I'd rather that was spent on a tower or at least a Unicom.
I despair, I really do.
Our good senators should really start to look at our used and abused system.
Someone, somewhere, a very clever person, saw an opportunity and began manipulating an end game. One that would make a gift of the potential profits available from our major airports, a billion a year turnover completely tax free, added to the massive capital gains that could be generated by development sharks, the biggest contributors to political parties election funds by the way, converting our secondary airports into industrial estates. Just what will be this persons final reward??
Never has anyone heard "What about someone, somewhere considering the public Interest"
Someone, somewhere gifted McBank a billion dollars a year in tax free income, to develop what have become recognized internationally as some of the worst airports in the developed world.
The AAT judgment on Archerfield sends shivers down the spine of everyone who relies on our secondary airports for their livelihood, while the development sharks cheer that their political contributions were money well spent. Fully 40% of Jandakot is to be swallowed up, Bankstown to follow, public ASSETS raped, Rightful public money diverted into the development sharks bank accounts, more than likely offshore, so to add insult to injury, the public don't even get a few bucks in tax.
To obtain any meaningful examination of the corruption that went with the rape of our aviation industry would require expenditure of massive funds who our master manipulator knew full well the industry could not afford.
As things are our industry is in crisis, drowning under thousands of pages of insanity served up to us by a government corporation more concerned with regulation to avoid liability than safety, when we should be looking at ways to reduce the burdens on industry before the industry completely collapses.
We hear all the to and fro regarding ASA, a monopoly Government corporation.
They used to be a government entity that concerned itself with providing "Public service"
It would seem now its incorporated its more about providing a service to its directors, and protecting a government monopoly.
For goodness sake, who gives shit who and how and what qualification is required to run a Unicom service. Its been about in the US forever, it costs nothing and it provides a safety benefit. I think this argument is more about protecting union interests than safety interests.
ASA holds the monopoly providing fire services to Australian airports. Is that why it costs twice as much as new Zealand where its open to tender, or three times as much as the USA?
Really, its not required by ICAO except for international airports, why the hell do we need them for domestic? Have they every saved anyone in the past thirty years?
With a bit of extra training, couldn't the local fire brigade with some bucks for their time, be present for RPT arrivals and departures, surely more costs effective than paying 23 million for a fire service at Ballina. I'd rather that was spent on a tower or at least a Unicom.