Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

BIRMINGHAM (—) (): On Sunday, when discussing the launch of new flights by Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines, the transport minister said:

Increased capacity and new entrants to the Australian market will help lower prices.

Does the government agree that increased capacity helps to lower prices? If this applies to Cathay Pacific and Singapore, why does it not to apply to Qatar Airways on its routes? What is the rationale for the national interest decision being made?