surely be made to see that there is 'comparable' experience that should not be discounted when assessing candidates
Unfortunately you assume that the the wilfully blind actually want to see. They will not made to see. As long as there is a bureaucratic box ticking "process" that provides a fig leaf of cover, it will be have been justified. It is trivial to demonstrate the time & cost to endorse a non type-rated pilot vs an already type-rated 457.
Globalisation is working exactly as planned, the full implications were hidden from the public. Stage one was cheap products produced by third world labour. The second stage is in now blooming, third world labour moving to the first world.
There have been a few prominent voices along the way that have let the cat out of the bag in the early 1990's - Jimmy Goldsmith did an interview with Charlie Rose in 1994 on GATT (the forerunner to the WTO World Trade Organisation), the second was Ross Perot debating Al Gore on NAFTA in the US 1993 Presidential Election. In both cases they said that developed countries labour would be devastated. This has indeed turned out to be the case.
If you want a true insight into the processes that were unleashed more that 25 years ago it behooves you to watch these two videos in full. Once you have the process will be clear - the destination is third world labour rates in the first world.
This process is what I believe has led to the phenomenon of BREXIT, Trump ITEXIT and our own political instability within the two main parties as well as the rise of independent / third party candidates in the Senate.
Dark Knight is right on the money by contacting the politicians. Remind them of the political instability of the post Howard era in Australian politics, there are no longer many certainties and the mood of the public is turning. Remind them of what has gone on in the US, Britain & Italy. Remind them that the voters will no longer be told what to do, remind them that there are fewer and fewer "rusted-on" voters and most of all
remind them that until they start to genuinely start looking out for their own countryman they can expect a groundswell of political backlash. There is of course one aviation Senator from SA that has already capitalised on this change in mood.
Few politician have any genuine principles and above all fear losing their seats and the associated power and gravy train. Convince them that THEIR jobs are at risk. There have been enough demonstrations that electorates world wide are waking up and will use the ballot box to enact bloodless revolutions.
If you are short on time, the James Goldsmith interview is the one to watch (56 minutes).
Charlie Rose: Sir James Goldsmith Interview - 15.11.94
1993 NAFTA debate: Al Gore vs Ross Perot Full debate (42 minutes)