Thank you for your depressing observation leadsled. I agree with you. Nothing less than scorched earth will work.
Reading the BITRE report on GA statistics reminds me of the Monty Python "Ex Parrot" comedy sketch. GA is just as dead as that parrot and no amount of blathering about "growth in aerial mustering" is going to change it. The report neatly skirts around what actually matters to the Australian economy - Aviation contributions to jobs investment and growth. I pity the poor bastard who had to write it.