Small piece of ancient history. When Ansett folded the first time, 12 or so ex-Ansett 767 Capt/FO's came to QF on a 6-12 (forget exactly) month contract as direct entry pilots. No doubt the deal was agreed between the company and AIPA.
One particular FO (g'day Slider) jumped through the QF hoops to get a full time job and by the time his contract expired had the seniority to bid for a Cairns base FO position. Probably the only QF pilot never to be an SO.
The numbers and time frame are very different, but just showing this sort of thing has happened at QF.