Very emotive stuff Timmee...and not anything that we should likely ignore. Far from it.
But the benefits of "Open Skies" extend far beyond the number of Aussie voices in a Sydney Crew Room. I'm a pilot, have been for 39 years, but having lived through the Two Airline Policy years I can see how destructive protectionism is when it goes beyond the "Infant Industry" stage.
Just ask yourself why it is that QF are the only large-ish airline in the world with a long range fleet focussed solely on the 744? How could QF economics be different to everyone else? I love the concept of building Australia jobs. But doing it by protection is chasing fool's gold. Harsh but true.