Re: casa/jaa?

Hi all , I have a question for anyone who is interested!
Ok , first ill explain my current situation .
I am a 30 year old Irish guy in the middle of a CASA PPL here in oz. I am seriously considering carrying on and getting CASA CPL . I believe that the oppertunitys for newly qualified commercial pilots here in oz are much better than in JAA land at the minute.
Idealy when qualified, what i would plan on doing is (fingers crossed) get work flying in the outback, doing charter, agricultural, or whatever sort of flying i could get. I would imagine that if things work out i would be returning home in a 2 or 3 years with at least 1000 hours under my belt. I am obviously aware of the conversion process back to JAA , which is a hassle, but i personally think that 1000 or more hours in my log book with a CASA license would be a much greater benifit than completing a JAA CPL in JAA land with no work at the end of it given the current market, even though i have to convert the CASA license.
So my question , :
How would this path to ATPL look to prospective airline interview panels in in the UK or Ireland in the future?
Would the time logged in oz be as valuable as being logged somewhere in JAA land?
Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
Duggie.