To Lurker @ R5
Just a thought...you might want to call the FAAA and talk to a senior official or Industrial Officer about your concerns.
Info to hand is that the New IR laws make it impossible for us to have any agreement with Qantas that regulates contracted work...it's just got a whole lot more complicated.
Give MM a call and discuss it with him... The FAAA like all Unions and Legal Eagles in the country are currently sifting through the new laws and just interpreting the intent and extent of the reach of some of them is baffling some of the greated legal minds at universitys and Attorney Generals in the States..
I get the Sentiment about the 200 jobs in London and its not beyond reason that people would want the jobs to go to Australians, its about legal capacity rather than inherrent desire