Not exactly a wind up.. But attrocious sensationalist reporting by the Today show and channel nine.. They are the ones who accused AIPA of saying the pilots were not experienced enough..
We all know that the flying bit of ETOPS is easy once you get your head around it.
Read the article again.
Not once does AIPA accuse the pilots of not having enough experience. AIPA accuses JETSTAR (the operation) of not having enough experience.