When will Australian airline managers face the music and publically admit that there is no shortage of Australian pilots that would be happy to work for their particular airline. There is however a shortage of ones that want to work for pathetic wages under poor conditions and put the gear up and down when they have more than enough experience as jet Captains to cope with the demands of Australian aviation.
The solution is simple. Pay a fair days pay for a fair days work and hire crew into a position matched to their experience/ability whether that be SO, FO or CAPT. That is what happens in most other lines of work. Our industry does not need an influx of foreign Pilots that wish to get a passport working for airlines in this country.