Finding Cheap Tickets?
Seems about what I would expect to pay.
There's no tricks to finding cheap tickets. Just putting the time in to look around if you are paying for the tickets with cash. The amazing information on this board is about maximizing travel experiences and using frequent flyer programs to your advantage. But if you are asking about traveling to Australia this holiday season and haven't already started working on it, all I can say is best of luck.
If you plan to travel in the future, would highly recommend reading around this board for te information that might help you in the future, but it all takes advance planning.