I think most people, in the vain hope that you can trust anybody, kind of expected that the selection process would be based on the stated criteria. They were very keen to stress that anyone could apply, which kind of implies that anyone could get the job. If they are only willing to consider applications from hot young things in thongs (which includes the famous Australian ‘bum’) then it would have been more respectful towards everyone to have said so.
I know a guy - one of my students - who spent all day trying to submit his video, cursing at their technological backwardness, unaware that he had no chance at all. Search the blogosphere for people who have applied and you will find many references to the amount of time and work people put into this. To have a 1:34,000 chancce is the odds you accept. To have no chance is to feel that you have just wasted your time, energy and creativity to promote some cunt who lied to you. I don’t blame the woman for complaining.
And, in case you haven’t noticed, most of the young foreign people having fun in Australia are funding it either with credit or as part of a working holiday visa, and they all want everything on the cheap. Hamilton Island for young 'uns in a credit crunch and declining economy? I think not. It makes a lot of sense to hire a baby-boomer, someone that your most likely potential market can relate to.
On the other hand, if Nila gets the job then I’ll go and visit her! Tommy, you forgot to mention her boobies, which are exquisite!