Qantas will eventually turn all casuals into perm. f/a. The industrial relations laws made this happen as you work the same hours as a perm. f/a if not more as a casual. After six months they must treat you as a perm. employee or get rid of you as you have been working as a perm. but under casual conditions. The commision came down heavy on this last year. Like what evacu8 typed, don't be supprised to see an external recruitment drive for perm. f/a's s/h before the end of the year. You heard it here first, inside tip, hint hint.