Yes - no issue with connection, and just had enough time to get a quick shower. Was hoping for a little more time in the F lounge - maybe a breakfast item after the shower - but too rushed with a 45 minute wait for my First checked baggage. With Global Entry - I was out immediately after getting bags. By the time we got to the lounge - the F lounge was full of people eating in the F restaurant.

With the strong winds - the flights are arriving up to 1 hour early. LAX won't allow you to open the door until 6am. MEL flight got in at 5:15pm and we waited at the gate for 45 minutes before the jetway could be moved over.

Yes, I understand LAX screws up and unloads as they see fit. My point is - QF decided to have the connecting bags to QF11 go on a separate carousel - but they did not do anything special. Point - QF just unload the bags to a carousel per flight.