Time to think about Star Alliance perhaps. 

I have a yellow fever certificate but it's just a physical card. I don't believe it's in any government system. 

The argument about the advantage of being able to spend Airpoints on any flight, aren't you able to do the same with QF and VA? What NZ essentially did was reduce reward seats to zero. 

I have the same concern especially if you want China to reciprocate. I know it's a choice not to go to China but many of us have businesses, family and friends there and need to go. Hopefully the majority of Aussie will be vaccinated sooner rather than later so that those less effective vaccines ...

Rex being no longer regional, I wonder if they will change their name soon.