The Cheif pilot told a meeting recently that all new orders will be in "tranches" as opposed to huge orders. This is for the benefit if the stock market which seems to be fine if JQ buys hundreds of aircraft, but goes into heart failure if Qantas buys more than 2. It does seem to be the new normal.
The training forcast for the 12 months after June 24 is for more than double this year. Numbers I've heard are in the 700's when talking about "training events". So that's promotions, type changes and initial endorsments for new second officers.
Endorsement training will happen all over the place, but as far as I understand, nobody will be forced to train offshore, but be prepared to be delayed through the process if you don't.
It's not all roses at the Q at the moment, but it's nothing like the doom and gloom that many (actual employees and pretenders) on here portray. If you're interested, apply. If you hate Qantas, don't. Good luck to all.