Originally Posted by
YPJT
Dick, I wish I knew why it took so long. it's frustrating
It took hardly any time for Hawke to amend immigration rules which allowed foreign pilots to live and work in Australia in place of pilots who resigned in the great “Dispute” of 1989. Governments can move quickly if they have motivation, and at that time I’ve no doubt that the CASA of those days (CAA) speedily facilitated the entry of foreign pilots at the behest of the Hawke government.