Ordinary Australians have generally railed against the controversial sale of Qantas Airways ( QUBSY ), a venerable and profitable airliner with a 65% domestic market share, to a group of international investors led by Sydney-based Macquarie Bank ( MQBKF ), according to local opinion polls. The opinions that really count, however, are among the airliner's major shareholders—and on Mar. 23 a crucial one rejected the offer. Balanced Equity Management, a Sydney fund and 4% owner of Qantas, formally rejected the A$5.45 ($4.39)-per-share, or $8.6 billion, deal in a letter to the airliner, suggesting it would take a richer price to get its approval.