Folks,
You will have to forgive Bloggs, apparently he still does not accept Australia (in principle, at least) adopting ICAO radio phraseology and procedures.
Fortunately, at the time, the Qantas group, Ansett and subsidiaries and AIPA, along with AOPA and all the members of ASAC did agree.
Leaving AFAP all on its lonesome, the changes went ahead.
If anybody wants to look up the incidents at the time, shouldn't be too hard.
One that does spring to mind was the executive jet that almost t-boned a Continental DC-10 off the coast of NSW, look up the BASI records --- all because of different meanings of "cruise" --- that one was the final catalyst, and it was bleeding close.
I have already mentioned the TAA B727 that hit the DC-8 in Sydney.
Sunfish, spot on!!
Tootle pip!