I seriously doubt that any ATO in Aus would allow any autopilot on the test. And so what if the approaches are 'less difficult' than the awesome NDB approaches you dinosaurs flew within 5 degrees including the coastal refraction crap and all the other errors. Do you reckon Smithy would fly an NDB approach if he had RNAV's at his disposal?
Not much pure flying skill on instruments needed nowadays.
You blokes don't reckon anybody's gunna be as good as you, lol!