Originally Posted by
itchyfeet123
If you're fine with economy, there is a tonne of QF MEL-LAX and some OK SYD-DFW availability in late Jan. Also SYD-YVR on select dates. You might have more luck searching by segment to get you all the way home.
No idea how things look for your outbound but AA allows one way award bookings
yeah I'm fine on the return it is the outbound where I see limited availability