They treat the Dash (especially the 400) as if it's the fing space shuttle! They're not hiring turboprop drivers, they're hiring astronauts. Long haul to Cloncurry anyone?
Unfortunately this kind of attitude is/has been rampant throughout pretty much all Australian regional airlines.
It has more to do with the small man syndrome of the owner/chief pilot/management than anything else. The rest of the world manages to fly around safely without treating each sector like mission to mars.