We can all talk to malcontents, Ned.
The secret is to look more broadly, talk to a wider range of people (including those who don't have an axe to grind) and take a wider view.
It might not make for such exciting headlines, and it may not suit the classic antipodean 'only happy when he's whingeing' temperament, but it makes for better and more accurate journalism.
Congratulations on the 'flag waving' comment. It doesn't warrant a serious response, so I'll stoop to the kind of snide insinuation that you seem to like: Did Lynn turn down a request for an interview, or for an air-to-air sortie?
You clearly have a great deal of regard for your journalistic capabilities, and very little for mine. That's fine. I'll keep my views of them to myself.