Dunnybudgee, this is the crux of the issue:
The simple fact is we are short of experienced & type rated guys
Not the case at all. There is ample, AMPLE evidence on this forum that proves that there are many "experienced and type rated guys" who would love to come back to Oz even at existing rates.
ACMS-with you 100% on this one.
How do you think that the AMA would react if a whole bunch of Romanian, Vietnamese or Zimbabwian doctors come to Oz to work for $2000 USD per month? There is, after all, a shortage of doctors in Australia.