Perin Davey (NSW, National Party, Shadow Minister for Water) Share this | Hansard source

I'm not saying I want to shut down Rex Airlines—thank you; I'll take that—in no way. I'm saying I fly Rex Airlines. But what investigations have this government done to investigate all opportunities to keep Rex Airlines or regional routes serviced before they've gone into agreeing to a massive debt on behalf of the Australian taxpayer?

Our position in the Nationals has been that we must ensure that regional routes continue to be serviced. But there are options, and we are not convinced that the Labor government has considered all those options. The call for the production of documents is so that we can reassure ourselves that the Labor government has considered all options to ensure that our regional routes continue to be serviced so rural and regional Australians are not left out.