None of that is helping the problem.
In fact part of the problem is that some Airlines, Qantas in particular, for many years terminated Apprentices as soon as they finished their Apprenticeships, instead of keeping them employed and becoming LAMEs, why on Earth would you want to give these Employers the money.
While your comments about other Industries may well be true, something NEEDS to be done urgently or Australia runs the risk VERY SOON of not being able to perform all the Aircraft Maintenance that is necessary.