What a mixed up bunch of garbage Willie.
All the major competitors of Qantas pay similar wages and in quite a few cases more.
Many don't carry second officers but instead 2 capts and 2 f/o's against 1 capt, 1 f/o and 2 s/o's for qantas on long range flying.
The myth of pilot wages being a problem has been done to death and those that bring it up usually do so because 1.they want to divert attention from the real problems at Qantas. 2.they have a chip on their shoulder because they didn't make the grade. 3.they are too lazy or dumb to gather the info and think for themselves or 4. it fits their ideology.
As for your point that Qantas has a budget therefore pilots are paid too much......well that makes as much sense as the rest of your post.