Chris's post above is all that it says on the QF website, and its a similar thing too for the EK website.Is inconsistent knowledge amongst airline staff on their own lounges/partnership rules this common? 

There is nothing in the T&Cs that say you have to have the FF membership that gets you into the lounge on your boarding pass. Like I mentioned, other QC Lounges in Brisbane, Hobart and Adelaide now the correct rules, but not Melborne.Showing my EK Gold Card works for the other 3 lounges but n...

Yes, that's pretty much the same scenario. It's god damn frustrating when the staff don't know the T&Cs, and when you ask them to prove it they can't. You just can't beat stupidity sometimes

Good point, didn't think of that. Not sure if it will work, Melborne staff seem to be all over this stupid unwritten rule that the boarding pass has to have EK Gold Status on there

Thanks Tom,I probably won't be travelling that much domestically after these next few months, maybe 6 times or so a year, hard to say. Thanks for your advice though. I did consider QF for international flights, but don't like their connections/limitations. EK is far better for me for internationa...