#RexAirlines is an essential regional and remote service. It needs to be in #PublicOwnership. Late stage disaster capitalism cannot provides the lifeline infrastructure we need going forwards.
Australia's geography means our communities - regional and urban - depend on reliable, well-functioning airlines. Our citizens' ability to travel between cities and regional towns must not be dependent on market conditions or the whim of airline owners. If the Federal Government owned a stake in Rex - and appointed a "Safe and Secure Skies" Commission as an independent regulator as the Transport Workers Union have long called for - airline workers and the flying public would have a meaningful...