❓ WA Treasurer criticises Federal Treasurer for high airfares to AFL Grand Final, blaming lack of aviation deregulation and advocating for increased competition.
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AFL GRAND FINAL - AIRFARES
Western Australians are being charged $2 000 to catch a flight to Melbourne to watch the Australian Football League grand final and support our local team. I am sure the Treasurer will agree that free market principles have merit, but is blatant profiteering acceptable; and who is to blame for these exorbitant airfares? Mr E.S. RIPPER
Western Australians are being charged $2 000 to catch a flight to Melbourne to watch the Australian Football League grand final and support our local team. I am sure the Treasurer will agree that free market principles have merit, but is blatant profiteering acceptable; and who is to blame for these exorbitant airfares? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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I thank the member for an excellent question. There are reports that Western Australians are being forced to pay up to $2 000 for an airfare to watch the Australian Football League grand final in Melbourne. It is an outrage that Western Australians are being asked to pay those types of fares. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the member for Roe to order. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: I thank the member for an excellent question. There are reports that Western Australians are being forced to pay up to $2 000 for an airfare to watch the Australian Football League grand final in Melbourne. It is an outrage that Western Australians are being asked to pay those types of fares. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the member for Roe to order. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
I thank the member for an excellent question. There are reports that Western Australians are being forced to pay up to $2 000 for an airfare to watch the Australian Football League grand final in Melbourne. It is an outrage that Western Australians are being asked to pay those types of fares. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the member for Roe to order. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the member for Roe to order. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the member for Roe to order. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: I thank the member for an excellent question. There are reports that Western Australians are being forced to pay up to $2 000 for an airfare to watch the Australian Football League grand final in Melbourne. It is an outrage that Western Australians are being asked to pay those types of fares. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the member for Roe to order. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
I thank the member for an excellent question. There are reports that Western Australians are being forced to pay up to $2 000 for an airfare to watch the Australian Football League grand final in Melbourne. It is an outrage that Western Australians are being asked to pay those types of fares. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the member for Roe to order. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the member for Roe to order. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the member for Roe to order. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
Mr E.S. RIPPER : Federal Treasurer Peter Costello should be hanging his head in shame, because Mr Costello had a chance to do something about this and refused to. Last year, just before Christmas, the Treasurer announced that the Howard government had rejected a plan to further deregulate the aviation industry in Australia. If the federal government had allowed further deregulation to proceed, it would have increased competition between the airlines - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
Mr E.S. RIPPER : Further deregulation would have increased competition between the airlines by allowing international carriers to fly domestic routes, such as the Perth route. At the time, Emirates senior vice-president Richard Vaughan said that if Emirates was able to run domestic flights in Australian, the prices - particularly for longer haul routes - would fall, due to the competition created. The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
The Minister for Tourism reminds me that cutting airfares would be a big boost for Western Australian tourism. However, cutting fares would also be a big boost for Western Australian families that want to visit the eastern states for the purpose of meeting friends and family or attending major sporting events. If there was more competition, passengers would have access to better prices, better options for service, more frequent flights and better schedules. It is a tragedy that Peter Costello has rejected what I have always thought to be a Liberal Party approach to these matters, and has refused to further deregulate the industry to let international carriers in. If Peter Costello had made the right decision rather than the wrong decision, Western Australians would not face the prospect of paying up to $2 000 to watch their team play in the grand final. Nevertheless, there are plenty of proud West Coast Eagles supporters who have paid the money and gone to Melbourne. I say to them that I am with them. Come on, the Eagles!
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