While you're making the most of premium costs of FTA plus the VET fee help extra percentage (assuming you're not paying out of pocket/cash), why not?
You'd be better off in the Oz specific section of pprune, but most aeroplane starter jobs are scenics/charter, possibly skydiver dropping. For that try to get C177 and bigger (C180, 182, 185, 206, 210), although
AFAIK not at FTA's fleet last time I browsed their website. JPA for dropping skydivers requires 10hrs on biger engine/higher perf Cessna and some training for the authorisation.
Unless doing FI course (reasonable secure way to secure job, especially at busy FTA/AFTC with all the cadets - they weren't interested in 'part time' comm/FI conversion when enquired about casual training costing)
most newbies 'head North' as you probably know. Time it right for the hiring season in Kimberley or around Cairns or Darwin.
You only need NVFR for FI course requirements besides commercial, not CIR. Try to get the NVFR issue requirements even if you don't end up doing the flight test - it's required for the full IR later on - or even the couple hours multi for multi IFR. It's all in the regs. One needs NVFR training and solo circuits to get full IFR/CIR for daytime flying, as NVFR training isn't requirement in Australia for day VFR commercial, or at least wasn't previously, unlike say USA or Europe.
I met one Aussie with UK passport recently in Luton (one of the London's airport towns) who after 1000hrs+ day VFR jobs went to UK to get airline job, as it's not the easiest to go from training to airline FO job, even RFDS or small TP charter. Few cadet schemes are exception in Australia and they do no good to 'traditional career route/upgrades' with the Catch-22 thing regarding twin time for twin jobs, charter or airline.
I'm moving to Oz in 'stages' and keep track of job market, schools etc. Unless instructing in bigger city, you're most likely looking at year or three around Top End for charter/scenics.
EDIT: B Hartwig have C206 which'd be good to have bit of time in for future early jobs.
Don't be too 'loyal' to one school and not fly a single hour elsehwere if it's to your near future advantage - you have to think of yourself. TB10 and Diamonds are nice, but you want some time on type, so 'shop around' for at least part of your training. Parafield is bit more limited with choices compared to Sydney or Melbourne areas.