Federal Opposition Taps In As States Fight Over Virgin Australia

Federal Opposition Taps In As States Fight Over Virgin Australia
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian addresses the media during a press conference to update on COVID-19, at NSW Parliament House on March 17, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
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Queensland and New South Wales are fighting over struggling airline Virgin Australia, as it seeks debt funding to stay afloat amid the economic downturn caused by the CCP virus.

Battle lines were drawn when NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said her government would consider all options, including luring Virgin and its subsidiary Tiger Airways to Sydney—despite the upset to Queensland-based employees.

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