The QF10 arriving aircraft is scheduled to reach PER at 1140. The next QF9 departs for LHR at 1845. So plenty of time to absorb delays. And the new PER-CDG and resuming PER-FCO flights both originate in Sydney, so they don't necessarily depend on QF9/10 timing at all. The QF9/10 aircraft can be s...

Melbourne is actually Australia’s largest city now.

The Qantas Lounge is not a First Class lounge. Access available to a wide range of frequent flyers and also Business Class passengers.

In normal circumstances you could ask for your money back because it is the airline which has cancelled. Not too sure how the Bain deal to purchase VA is structured, and while the new owners have promised to honour bookings and points, they may have created a new structure to transfer assets into...

While the story does indeed say 'underwritten', it also says the government 'has committed $50 million' so there seems to be an expectation that it will cost the community. I have to say I sympathise with the downthread comment about the expectations that the government will fix every problem any...