I'm not here to have a go at people going to the cadetship, if they want to avoid the GA scheme of experience then that is their choice.
My flatmate recently spent over $2,000 in air fares, buying a suit, hiring a car, accommodation... only to be told by jetstar that he hadn't passed the aptitude tests after paying the additional $300.
I am sorry but i must express my dissapointment in what seems to be a monkey race. They offer no assistance to those travelling from other parts of australia, and as someone mentioned before having to pay to sit an interview and psychometric testing to WORK FOR THEM is just an outright joke.
IMO if the company was serious about doing things professionally then surely they could organise travel for those where spare seating was available, offer some kind of accommodation assistance rather than just expecting people for have the savings to pay for this kind of an event.