There is a considerable amount of discussion going on about this within NJS. Probably the reason that you have not heard three fifths of farkall about it is that NJS pilots know full well that whatever they talk about on here, some (or several) wankers will grab the wrong end of the stick, jump to all sorts of conclusions and end up by slanging off at managers, beancounters and worst of all other pilots.
The one thing that might be worth saying on Pprune, is this....
Any pilot currently considering a job offer for any of NJS 717, 146 or D8 should be made fully aware that they will most likely be offered a position on significantly less conditions than their colleagues.
Current base salary for 717 and 146 at NJS is around $125k for Captain and $75k for FO. There is no increment for years of service. One proposal has new pilots being offered $100k Captain and $60k FO. And they will have possibly signed up to pay for all or part of their type rating as well as a bond. And possibly be locked in to those conditions for 5 years as the market for experienced jet pilots strengthens.
Before anybody jumps in and says 'how can NJS pilots allow this?' the first thing you should know is they are damned unhappy about it. The second thing you should know is that their opinion or actions on this matter are probably completely irrelevent.
The "WorkChoices" legislation introduced by the current federal government allows any employer the ability to offer any terms and conditions they like to new employees or pilots changing classification.
So if you want to blame anybody for erosion of pilot conditions from here on, blame the Australians that voted in a majority Liberal senate.