All Aussie flights 2 man.
That's what rumour control says will be occuring.
Never mind only 3 crew long haul from the bases, try 2 crew to ALL of Oz and back. You'll be broken on arrival in HK to begin your pattern and get home afterwards completely wasted.
I wonder if anybody "upstairs" has thought what will occur if any of these long/short haul trips
actually end up diverting. If pushed to the limit on the flight itself, any second sector stuff "to get the aircraft home" would be impossible.