There are a lot of kids out there, who would give thier left nut to fly RPT 737/320/777/340 and they will, they couldn't care less about some old guy who used to fly a Connie.
Parents will stump up the equivelent of HECS to get them a type rating.
These days you don't need 4 or 5 people on the flight deck to get the aircraft to go where you want it to go.
If you are at an age where you can't operate a computer, then you really shouldn't be operating an airplane.
If Australia hasn't got enough local pilots, then we will get them from elsewhere.
Cheers