Tried to get this up at 15:14 Brissy time but I think the pprune glitch TW mentioned was on the go.
Bob
I don't have a crystal ball about the subsidy or the outcome and I'll alter my thoughts based on fact not babblefactor from naysayers.
No safety case? - don't waste your time on here, go earn a consulting quid and convince the Reason foundation in the USA, the FAA and AOPA USA.
Stay abed? - safety is not always realised in bed Bob - accidents cause people
Don't really care who you met at Parafield, or whether they fit the bill, what I do laugh at is the claim that because you did not see any conflicting aircraft on that trip that they don't exist. So if you drive the car today without a prang you will never have one on that reasoning.
Roll on
subsidised ADS-B - a far better choice than when it is mandated
without subsidy. Ask the USA.