Certainly over Dec holiday period masks were required ex Aus to Bali (Jetstar) and also on domestic flights within Indonesia (Grauda). Masks were required in Bali airport. In Bali, not much mask wearing, but in Jkt over early January masks required in hotels and shopping centres - even vaccine ce...

Upgrades generally (whether by bid or points) get the points and status credits of the original fare

Transfer in Dubai is relatively easy and I would expect 2 hours is way more than needed - and if you have Platinum status you will be able to access lounge once going through the transfer area for ease of boarding onto next flight.

Adelaide has the Pullman as one of the hotels - possible to be allocated large room and some have balconies

got an email from VA refunding a cancelled flight which I used travel bank credit for. The email indicated that the credit went back into travel bank - fair enough. Went to travel bank which showed NIL balance, then went to transactions - yes credit applied but with the original travel credit exp...