Ultegra,
Suspect there is not a single sane person on this site that would disagree with you, we all want Australians employed and competing at a world class level.
This is not a staffing problem, but the staff are suffering the consequences of decisions made by the Board and Exec for many years. It has got to the stage where us mere mortals feel they are having a lend of us big time while the pantry continues to be raided. Bleating to the press doesnt help.
The only way this will turn around is with some action by someone. Most of the issues in the press are of little consequence while the really important things keep building away.
What are the travelling public supposed to do?