The majority of employers in GA pay under award wages
It depends on how you define GA.
But if you look at;
The FIFO operators; The business jet operators both private and commercial; Turboprop operators excluding the regional airlines.. (including the likes of RFDS, Cobham etc); The major flights schools (by numbers produced) like CSWAFC, AAPA, AAofA, UNSW, OAA;. Turbine helicopter operators; Helicopter flying schools;
Collectively these employ the majority in GA. Most, if not all, of these pay the award or better!
We should not confuse the few operators who exploit low time pilots, with those that do not hire low time pilots but pay entitlements. Not withstanding many of those that exploit low time pilots are also giving them a start that they would not have gotten elsewhere.
Yes a sweeping statement!
But as this thread was about Brindabella, I do not think there is any suggestion they were not paying award.