Never before in the History of the world have economists had so much data, yet economies are going backwards.
At least Abbott Point coal and more Gladstone port expansion has just been approved, so now coastal professional fishing and amateur fishing tourism coastal community economies will add to local and national economic collapse.

Be sure there will be consequences for incoming international tourism.
Travelers hear word of mouth about damage, especially to the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef that has now already lost over 80 percent of it's coral.
Yet if damage was acknowledged and acknowledged as in need of solutions and if solutions could be seen to be happening, tourists would probably take interest and actually be drawn to the the region.

It is clear however there is need for a lot of new management.

Typo error there. Should read "lost over 50 percent of it's coral".

Did Alan Joyce really “screech”, or was it just his Irish accent?

It’s funny how we all talk normally when we are making a point, but those with whom we disagree or dislike always “screech”, yell, shout, holler, whine and “panhandle”.

The trade of economics gets less convincing all the time.

However, it should not be the business of politicians to spend our money to prop up inefficient or badly managed private enterprises or to get sentimental about the flying kangaroo. If private enterprise – Australian or foreign – cannot make a go of it, then they go under; just like the small business enterprises that employ most Australian workers. They get nothing; neither should enterprises absurdly called ‘icons’. Jetstar was recently reported as doing well; and people wanting to go overseas can fly cheaper and with better service on Malaysia or Singapore.

Holden has gone; their over paid workers (who contributed to its departure in 2017) will get other jobs with more realistic (in relation the rest of the work force) wages, and Holden will be forgotten.

Qantas will probably go too, and 23 million Australians – most of whom don’t travel by air - will not give a toss.

This article was written as though QANTAS was the only airline up
against the wall.
I note that QANTAS's fuel bill has risen 456% since 2000 and yet
seat/kms has only risen 71% in that time.

http://crudeoilpeak.info/qantas-fuel-cost-increased-three-times-more-than-seat-kms

Note that TAPIS oil is $126 a barrel today and that is what Australia
pays,well above US and Bent prices.
Airlines have a systemic problem that will never go away.
At some point in the future fuel costs will force airlines other than
perhaps QANTAS to stop servicing Australia.

That day is probably less than 15 years away, perhaps as soon as 2020.
However as the Australian governments have dismissed their own reports
on fuel security I see no action that will retain an Australian air
service for more than one decade.

Would you like a job as a stoker on a coal fired 747

Qantas is failing because it is a bad company which doesn't care about its customers.

Instead, it only cares for the government that saves it time and again: that is why it harasses the ordinary traveller with its fanatic obsession with "security" and dry procedures by-the-book, lacking any common sense and ingenuity.

This is why Australians leave Qantas in droves.

the éntertainment' qantas offers is equivelant to the ABC. It is usually politically based garbage. Bring in real people. I would much rather a nicely dressed polite girl from Asia serve my coffee. People vote with their wallets.