The Australian GA culture is in part what breeds the Austronaut culture. There's this idea that its a right of passage and if you haven't done it, then somehow you're not deserving of an airline job. It's about time Australia caught up with the rest of the world and realised it's a job that can be done by a cadet, someone from the air force or someone who has gone through GA. There are multiple paths that lead to an airline and there is no 'right' path or no 'better' path either. It's about time Australians got rid of the chip on their shoulders thinking that they are more superior than European/Asian/American pilots.