Hi Craic....
Just wanted to say an early "welcome home" from a fellow Perth-ite
I too have heard murmurs of XR and national Jet recruitment - a bloke in my flying class works for National doing ramp work for Q - he told me a couple weeks ago both co's are still looking, you may get lucky post-Xmas with Qantas, may be that some leave if the conditions aren't what they want.... and yes, XR are getting bigger and better all the time, I'm sure they'd snap up someone like you who has experience, and also has been O/S (unlike me who can't speak another language
guess I'll have to settle for catering or something...)
Anyway, have a safe trip home, and you're just in time... the weather is BEAUTIFUL and the beaches are calling!!!
Cheers,
Sky