Yeah wow, $47,000, that's up there, gee, that's almost half what my school dropout teenage nephew makes as a building site labourer pouring concrete in Karratha
Supply and demand, that's all it comes down to. And like it or not mate it's going to affect YOU sooner or later - or rather it looks like it's doing it already. The entire industry is just rooted and has been for too long.
It's a strange time to be living in Australia that is for sure.