Quite the opposite, I am literally saying to go and take advantage of these amazing contracts. I spent many years flying overseas for some pretty big airlines and it was great, the money was better and the opportunities were better. What NONE of them could offer me was a job at home. Australian and New Zealand airlines know there is a premium that pilots put on flying for a home based airline especially the flag carrier. I am also warning you that these types of contracts won't last, yes you can get stood down in Australia but at no where near the frequency of the furloughs common in the USA. Qantas will NEVER offer 14% pay rises as they are working from a position of an oversupply of people who want to fly for them, why else do you get highly experienced Captains from other overseas airlines returning to Oz to fly as an SO for Qantas? If Qantas runs out of 'locals' willing to fly for them, do you think they would have any trouble attracting overseas talent?