agent mulder the market is not Australia but the world. QF will only be happy when they pay the lowest wages in the world and even then they be looking to see if anyone will do it for less.
In many industries employers are importing asian boilermakers,welders etc for short term contracts because there is a "skills shortage"
There is no such thing as a "skill shortage" just a "pay shortage" were skilled people will not work for peanuts.
You should be scared of the new IR laws because if you will not work for the deal that is offered the employers will scour the world for someone who will. There are a hell of a lot of people worse off than a pilot in Australia and as such that means there are a lot of people who would do your job for less.
Don't get me wrong,I'm on your side. Just don't be complacent about the enormity of the changes that are engulfing the aviation market.