Well I still have the brochure from Perth in the eighty's and it sure says 45k to me!
Before you started flying didn't anyone say to you "if you are looking to make decent money go do something else?" Cos I heard it a thousand times!
It seems from your last few comments that it is airline money that is driving you? Don't you want to experience aspects of aviation that airline flying will never give you? Believe me, I have done it and it is dull dull dull! And besides, it still doesn't pay well either.
The analagy I just have is a golfer on hole one desperate to get to the 19th now. Why not enjoy all 18 holes and then retire to the 19th?
You can choose to do it anyway you wish and I wish you well with it but direct entry airline with paid TR on a new licence is one quick way to erode yours and everyones elses T's & C's, miss out on the enjoyment of flying and find yourself bored stupid before you know it!