Point taken regarding the word misinformation (and it's not what I intended), but we were NEVER going to have a 17 hour slip! ( unlike our poor LHR crew )
The Oz to Dubai flight gets in at 00:30am and flies back around 9am, so it was always going to be what it is.
And the roster can't be built with more than 7 Dubai or La trips or we'll go over hours.
I was on the 747 for a few years and always only had my minimum 18 days off. On the 380 I am home minimum 26 days a roster. Yes, less destinations, but the amount of time at home now makes up for that. And the replacement of Singapores with Dubai has increased my pay $5000 a year, so I'm happy.