Comment / Dark Skies down under – a government-enabled cartel

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(This is part II of Mr Joy’s ’Dark skies – pain in the air down under’ published on 29 August.)

As the ramifications of the second Australian airline being placed in administration this year continue, here’s a worthy reminder: the seeds of its demise were indirectly created in the early 1950s.

One born every minute

No sooner than the dust is settling over the smouldering remains of Bonza and Rex, comes an announcement that yet another entrant is preparing ...