This one has definately been "under reported", although that isn't a bad thing for the industry. The less media getting the facts wrong the better.
That said... I think it deserved more reporting than it has got. This was definately a close one... probably the closest we've come to a major crash in Aus for a while.
Regardless of what has caused the issue (no doubt that it will be revealed in good time), the crew has responded appropriately by keeping the aircraft close to the aerodrome while dumping fuel, permitting a very quick return if it was required (which ultimately happened).
They didn't attempt to pressurise the aircraft and continue, unlike some other carriers. (Not that they would have made it very far this time).
So even if human error caused the tailstrike (we don't know what caused it yet, and it certainly doesn't point to the pilots yet) they flew the aircraft appropriately in an emergency, so kudos to them.
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