Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

No, it is not a political game; it is a very serious issue.

Ms Macklin interjecting—

I will tell you—hello, you are still here. Seriously, please. In 1992, when Qantas was privatised after a merger with TAA, it was a very different airline to what it is today. In 2000, around that period, Qantas also wanted to have changes made to the Qantas Sale Act. At that time, Ansett was a full-service airline in competition with Qantas. In 2002, when the Labor Party first raised the issue of changing ownership, as a result of lobbying by Qantas—of course Ansett was not around— Qantas had a massive market share in Australia.

An opposition member interjecting—

Listen, you might learn something. Listen!

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