Tactics
Have a read of the email Transition. He's desperately trying to distract from the real issues and reheat the QF pilots vs JQ pilot war. It worked from the start and is an easy avenue. I wouldn't be surprised to see more of this "I'm your mate" carry on.
What he and AJ are also doing very effectively via media/government contacts, is pushing out false numbers into the public arena in an attempt to generate a Pilots vs General Public scenario. This instantly paints pilots as lazy and overpaid. The result being that any concerns regarding fatigue/safety will be quickly overshadowed.
What actually needs to be done is bringing those false figures out in a legal challenge. People need to be held accountable for telling lies over and over again particularly at an Inquiry into the matter. One might also argue that if they can't be trusted to tell the truth in a Senate Inquiry then they are definitely not fit to hold the role as a leader of an Airline where lies and mistruths are a recipe for a minefield of latent errors and eventual hull losses.