PPRUNE is full of conspiracy theories when it may all come down to just dollars and cents at the end of the day. Sure they could be evil management plotting against the nation and associated pilot bodies. Or they just be management who understand where in the scheme of things their business lies.
let's say for a moment that Rex offered an unparalleled lifestyle for pilots....big stretch of the imagination here...but let's just say they've created a wonderful regional family airline where everyone feels respected, adored and wanted. You know what? Pilots would still leave. The young-uns would leave with stars in their eyes about flying jets for a flag carrier, international would loom large for some of them, others would get bored and some would find more sun, lifestyle and a retirement home elsewhere. At the end of the day, it's a regional airline, flying small props around Australia, that will never be the career fulfillment for the vast majority of pilots who had other dreams when they paid $100k to train up. And maybe Rex management know this. Why try to gild the lily?