Considering that the Class C above Launceston is larger than the controlled airspace at JFK in New York, it must be quite a task.
Thats great Dick, but the problem with that statement (and the NAS changes you fought to have implemented), is it fails to take into account that Australia and the USA have different requirements with regards to their airspace. The amount of traffic in the New York airspace you refer to, must be far greater, and therefore require more controllers.
From my point of view, it seems that you are hell bent on making the Australian system a copy of the American one. Obviously you think its a great system, it may well be. But just because it works so well over there, does it meet all our needs? Wouldn't it be better to think for ourselves and learn from other countries (not just the US), to develop a system that is better suited for us?