AviatorInsight, if it comes to pass that there are fewer jobs (at least for some time) in aviation, may I suggest that some may want to apply, if and when there are vacancies, for train driving jobs with the likes of Sydney Trains, Metro Trains Melbourne, Transperth, Queensland Rail and so on? Conditions vary, but pa earnings are typically around (last I heard) $80K-$120K pa and generally one is home every night, although some shifts may start at odd hours like 0300 and depending on the state it takes some time to get trained (48 weeks is one example I know of), but one does receive a base salary as I understand it when being tutored.
Probably better conditions and far less stressful, and the work more predictable, than truck driving. Not a perfect solution for those used to piloting a B787 or A333, but perhaps better than JobSeeker.
Freight train drivers have in the past tended to be recruited from suburban train drivers: not sure if that's changed, but they too enjoy good conditions although they may have to spend nights away from home depending on the operator. And while we don't have many long distance passenger trains in Oz, they too have usually recruited from within the sector.