The En Route Charges Scheme helps regional airlines to maintain viable services to isolated areas. From 1 July 2008, Labor limited the scheme to existing routes and service frequencies and from 30 June 2012 announced the scheme will be abolished for commercial regional airline operators. The Nationals will reopen the En Route Charges Subsidy Scheme to small regional commercial air carriers.
supportive of direct government control of the economy, e.g. price control or minimum wages