Annon,
A couple of things, I've been employed in the aviation industry for 25 odd years. It has always worked in cycles, those cycles are unpredictable. A hiring cycle may last 3 years, it may last 5. Qantas hasn't hired for what? 7 years? Another thing I've noticed is at the beginning of those hiring cycles there is a mad rush of students eager to get their CPL training done, their instrument ratings etc.
If you are ready for it, you're in a box seat. Another thing I've noticed is that the ones that really want it, get there in the end.