Chocolate frog award to Kharon,
You don't have to look far; IMO the loss of Hood and the rise of Campbell gives you a pretty clear indication of what's afoot. A short study of Tiger, Polar, Barrier, Quadrio, Pel Air, colour vision, maintenance, part 61, CAO 48 etc. etc, will provide a crystal clear vision of why the industry is in such a desperate state and who got it there.
Couldn't be more accurate if one tried. But Kharon, you naughty boy, how could you forget Dr Voodoo, Herr Boyd and the geriatric A380 endorsed Don of the GWM??
Sarcs,
After our last ICAO audit findings came out (much like the Indians post ICAO 2009 audit) the spin doctors, bureaucrat Mandarins etc all went into hyperdrive and produced the previous government’s Aviation white paper and initiated Australia's Aviation State Safety Program (SSP), however at the end of the day these documents are only words and while the various responsible agencies only pay lipservice to those words the clock will continue to TICK..TOCK! 
You speak of the standard bureaucratic approach to systemic issues - Panic when exposed. And that is what CAsA have been doing. But the tin of turd polish is empty, there are no more sacrificial lambs left in the pen (or are there?), the Witchdoctors powers and potions are almost spent, and the strength of the GWM has declined immensely. What to do what to do?? Well an ICAO or FAA audit might be one way to kick the wounded dog in the nuts.
As we all know, the only way to force serious action within a government agency is to do something that spotlights the portfolio's Minister or the PM him/herself. I would suggest that very shortly a campaign be embarked upon to highlight the Minister and PM's role in the current malaise. Target their inaction, incompetence, and arrogance towards the serious aviation issues. Who gives a sh#t whether they have inherited this mess or not, they are now in the drivers seat and must do something now. So c'mon folks, lets turn up the heat and take aim at the very top of the ladder. Threaten the existence of these career trough dwellers and put their reputations and ludicrous salaries and pensions at risk and we may stand a chance.
Anybody who has ever seen a 'ministerial request' come down the pipe at CAsA will know exactly what I am talking about.
TICK TOCK and
TOOT TOOT