S/O not want to apply for F/O posn?
If an S/O does not want to apply for a F/Os position, then it seems the HR dept has recruited the WRONG individual for a PILOT. If the S/O wants to stay an S/O then they are NOT pilots ? - perhaps mere flight deck secretaries?
Anywhere else in the world - except perhaps in that other 'Down under' place,
any S/O would jump at a F/Os posn.
Is this phenomenon widespread throughout all levels of 'Down under' aviation or just restricted to the two Gods of Aviation?