I believe the overriding problem in Australia is the very thing "we" are most proud of - our Elimination Strategy. This will be our downfall going forward.
Koizi is absolutely correct. The majority of the voting public (who, funnily enough, are not international aircrew) will not accept anything other than ZERO cases.
You can't really blame them, it is something that people can be proud of. It just makes life difficult for those of us (the minority) that need to travel overseas as part of our work.
We've "done so well" that we've made a rod for our own backs...