The Australian public, ................., senators (the majority), the local bushman, FIFO hookers and even the next door neighbours cattle dog knows that CASA and ATSB are completely useless, corrupt, incompetent, lethargic, out of their league and solely in place to protect the minister.
NO THEY DON'T!
And that is the bleedin' problem!
Until aviation safety is the daily talking point of the great unwashed aviation reform hasn't a dog's chance in hell of getting up. The reason is primarily that we, the aviation sector, can be guaranteed to fight among ourselves until the cows come home. Unlike the US, where there are effective lobby groups at all levels of aviation, here, all we can do is spit the dummy at any attempt to get unified action, take our bat and ball and stomp off home.
What will it take? A large smoking hole in the ground. No, not a Metro size hole, or a Chieftain or, I suggest, even a Dash 8/Saab 340 size hole but a 737/320 sized one. You see, first you've got to get their attention.