Hiflying
MAM may still be recruiting. Even though the company have claimed to have a surplus of crew for some time, there have still been mass intakes of MAM contract C.
I think basically the company just doesn't want permanent crew employed by Qantas. There will probably be very limited (probably no) opportunities for permanent employment with Qantas in the future. However MAM will probably continue to recruit large numbers. Its just the changing dynamics of the workforce.