From what I can see in the NJS contract and what I know from Alliance. A 717 FO is on less than an Ejet/F100 FO, Capts on a little more but overall productivity kicks in higher at NJS (65 hours, please correct me if I'm wrong vs 55 Alliance). So I wouldn't say way ahead!
All that said, pilots in Oz need better pay and conditions across the board and hopefully this is something that will start to occur in the not to distant future.