Bwaaahaha. Seems its a touchy point there xxx.
I have bumped into quite a few RAA blokes out in the sticks, and to be quite honest, they are a little behind with the radio work. Not to say I havent bumped into PPL's that are the same, but I think it might be a problem when in a busy control zone if they display the same sort of radio work.
as to the last part of your statement........ well, I hope your right, as they make a terrible noise as they are being ingested through the turbine.
Seriously though, I'm not bagging out on the RAA guys, but they really do lack in the radio work department. I would suggest its really only due to a lack of exposure to that sort of environment though. That being the case, who is going to train the new guys with the radio work, if the instructors dont have that sort of exposure and background?. Possibly instructors that hold both RAA and CPL?.