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Old Jun 15, 2011, 1:05 pm
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VelvetJones
 
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Originally Posted by guflyer
This article, http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-...615-1g43d.html has me really concerned.

I really like flying within Australia and know that there have been other posts about how much better the system in Australia is than that in the U.S. I am really concerned that they may implement these reforms and ruin the flying experience within Australia.
Hey, but at least Australia isn't hiding behind terrorism as an excuse for these draconian measures. They freely admit that the main focus is drug trafficking and crime prevention in general. Remember, the photo ID requirement in the US started well before 9/11. It was pushed by Clinton within days after TWA 800 blew up. Never let a good disaster go to waste.
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