Is it because Australians actually follow the rules?
I’m all for looking at the big picture stuff, but at some point the little things need to come into it as well. After all, we’re professionals aren’t we? Isn’t the attitude of “that’s close enough” for amateurs? If you’re good enough with the big picture stuff a true professional will continue to perfect the little things.
“Captain we really need to make that height requirement on the STAR”
“Relax sunny boy, they’re a guide”
Meanwhile you just missed it by 500ft and there’s now a loss of separation with a departing aircraft, but it’s ok, the big picture stuff is that he knows up from down
Call me an Austronaut, but at least I won’t have to be answering the phone calls from the chief pilot when I was being a little pedantic.