alan...australian prices are on highest "price to wage ratio" in developed world (that's what redmond is talking about)...
..higher than US and (more relevant) UK !
all this trouble in US happened on 3 to 1 ratio and in UK slighlty higher (not sure exactly but definately no 5 or 6 to 1 as in australia...and in specific spots like sydney 7 or 8 to 1)
and the "shortage" is more perceived than actual ...a bit of a "sales style"
...how else would you explain reports about thousands and thousands of empty props in sydney and melbourne and wider?
