Accountants salaries haven't moved in 20 years here because of skilled migration.
Yes I'm sure accountants inform the ATO and ABS that their salaries haven't changed in 20 years. Meanwhile your friendly local Chartered Accountants up their fees year in year out just to spit out your tax return.
The baseline problem in Australia is unlike the USA the talent pool is so large for a small number of jobs. This and CASA's culture is what drives the whole pedantic culture. It's not about meeting a standard it's about justifying that you should be employed. Noone would get away with that in a large labour market as people would just quit and go to the next guy.