The Govt loan was done on a hands-off, commercial basis, and the capital raise is going to have to be the same. The loan was a reasonably chunky interest rate for the time, and cannot be seen to be favouring retail investors.
I also think retail investors will be given a shot at the capital raise, to be seen to be fair. The more money from retail investors, the less Govt needs to come up with! But still going to be a bloody large number!! :scared:
PM will just say "Oh just put it on the tab with the rest of the billions we've spent on Covid, doesn't matter....." :(