read-backs!
Don't get me started on read-backs!
As one involved in the 1997 review of radio procedures including read-backs to more align the Australian procedures with ICAO one of the concerns was that unless the AIP was written to reflect the deliberations of the working group and appropriate training was put in place the default position of many pilots that either did not understand the requirements or did not care, was to read everything back. Seems that is the case now as even the trainers have very different views on what should and should not.
Unfortunately CASA failed in writing the AIP amendment to reflect the working groups detailed recommendations and then failed to place any significant training in place.
Why is it that some pilots read back weather and traffic info?? Der! Not to mention all the other things they think should be read back but in Australia do not. Eg: cancellation of a restriction, or information that is in no way an "instruction".
This failure of the training in radio procedures etc has carried thru to most aspects of our operations (including ATS and the airlines) in Australia and the result is what we have - far too much talk and the topic of this thread is just the tip of the iceberg. Just as well we don't have much traffic otherwise it would be much worse.