It seems to me that a QF pilot is about the best paid flying job in Aust, but it is now not the best place to work.
Well-said.
DJ, get your 1000-1500 hrs, minimum, in GA because if you go for a QF gig it will be the last time you fly anything, especially in command, for a long, long time. Although QF is your dream job now, you
will grow out of the honeymoon phase eventually.
Unless you truly do not care, being the only guy in the cockpit (and the bar
) who hasn't really flown anything will eventually come back to haunt you.