The opposition and Greens accused the government of being too close to the national carrier after Qatar Airways lost its bid to add flights to Australia.
A Coalition-led inquiry into Australia’s aviation sector has called for reforms that could include the power to break up Qantas amid outrage over stifled competition and the airline’s potential influence over government decision-making.
The inquiry report, released on Monday, recommended the Qatar decision be immediately reviewed, the consumer watchdog be consulted in the future, and reasons for all decisions be published, along with a cost-benefit analysis, after the opposition accused Labor of evading scrutiny over the decision.
But Allman-Payne said more competition alone wouldn’t reform Qantas and called for the government to buy back a stake in the national carrier, which she said the inquiry failed to sufficiently examine.
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