FTA at Adelaide was approached about 8 months ago to come up with a syllabus to present to CASA. The reason for this is the massive shortfall of pilots, and the concern from Airbus and Boeing that they will financially suffer due to not enough pilots thus preventing orders.
This is the future for aviation. I see GA being made redundant as a pathway for airlines, being replaced by schools such as SFC, FTA, Generals and the like. Any flying school that wants a future in Australia must align themselves with an airline and offer the MPL