Yes commander, and it`s a sad indictment on the QANTAS selection process that let`s these 2, who are products of it, slip through.
It`s surprising that some of the respected QF pilots who post here haven`t knocked these 2 on the head by now.
And the answer to the thread question, the first time...26 y.o and 3,500 hrs approx. which preceded by about 3 years of no recruiting by ANY airline. As a matter of fact, 2 of my instructors for my I.R. (at Navair) were QANTAS S/O`s on forced leave of absence.