the problem in the UK seems to be getting the experience in the first place.most airlines at LHR operate a system of internal recruitment,meaning you have to spend a couple of years doing check-in before you can get into dispatch/ops.this is a problem i currnently find myself in-having got 3 yrs good experience at Air france,i recently moved to Virgin which,frankly,has been an unmitigated disaster!however i can get into BA or United for the above reasons.anyway,the system in Oz could be different so don't give up-it's the best job in the world.