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The Australian government is prepared to buy failed domestic airline Rex in what would be a potentially major intervention by the state to maintain domestic airline competition months before an election.

The Australian government has signalled it could acquire embattled operator Regional Express (Rex) if its long-drawn administration yields no suitable buyer.

The Albanese government will on Wednesday announce it is willing, as a last resort, to purchase the collapsed Rex Airlines.

Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume has expressed concerns over the Albanese government’s potential acquisition of Rex Airlines if administrators fail to find a suitor for the embattled carrier.