Free pilot training, yep, it's right over there with the tooth fairy and Santa Claus.
If you're an aussie you "might" be able to get your hands on some New Zealand government student loan funding, although the amount you can borrow got drastically cut a couple of years back. I'm not sure but I did train a couple of aussies on NZ courses back in the day so it's got to be worth investigating. Also training's cheaper in NZ anyway.