I don't know why anyone is complaining about this.
Nothing has been lost because they never had it in the first place.
Why do so many RAA pilots think that a PPL is the holy grail I wonder? It's not that hard after all.
It doesn't matter how good your flying school is or isn't and how close it is to CTA or not, the fact remains that you require a PPL to access it.
As for those that began their training in RAA on the premise that CTA would be coming soon, I don't pity you either because you can still do your PPL as the hours still count, so nothing wasted and you'll end up a better pilot in the end anyway.