Fight the Government
Remember our government is a legal entity.
2 points-
1- 457 visas are only to be issued if there are not qualified Australians to take the positions. We don’t decide what qualifies a person to command a transport category jet in our own opinion; the government has done that for us. It is defined as the holder of an ICAO ATPL. This is the regulatory requirement and therefore the definition. (Therefore the government has acted illegally because there are sufficient Australian ATPL holder around)
2- Don’t bother with the unions; take a class action against the signatory ministers of the visa’s. You have the opposition ministers and ombudsman to help. This is a matter for the high court. Don’t just email your local member, go and see them. Organise a meeting. I am meeting with my local member and I don’t fly for j*, but I do think it is a disgrace due to misinformation from the company to the government. However the government should have made greater enquiry before issuing the 457’s.
http://www.comb.gov.au/