@stmaus I fly those routes Sydney -Brisbane and Sydney - Gold Coast, 12 times a year.

I'm going to fly Virgin on Sydney -Brisbane and Sydney - Gold Coast which will get myself 1800 status credits for the year (2 Platinum Cards). Then Qantas on the other routes for the year, considering VA aren't flying direct to places like Townsville till July 2022 that will work for me fine. 

Taking a punt 0.01% of VA flyers would be able to use the new club lounge? While Qantas has been giving P1’s access to the chairman lounge?

Makes sense to do that, I agree that would be a good outcome

I’d stop flying Qantas and Rex tomorrow if VA had an exclusive P1 / Platinum Business Lounge  in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.