I'll be convinced when the pay levels improve. If they were really short they would be offering more than than the current starting salaries, especially to live in Sydney town. The going rates for regional pilots is crap when you compare it to the wages being received by workers outside of the aviation industry. Check the career section of any paper, it will make you weep. Call centres are offering $45k+ for a standard 38 hour week. A supervisor can make $60k - $75k in the same industry. If they were getting really short, wouldn't they be offering more bucks?