Originally Posted by
seanp7
VA are similar to QF from a lounge perspective (maybe a bit better, actually), and onboard (in J) usually better than QF (food and drinks + service), IME.
And I believe that you can access VA lounges on arrival. I will be trying VA J for the first time later this year. It will be interesting to compare to QF. Of course you can now earn a few avios on VA via QR membership as well. As mentioned upthread, I also would usually use Avios for QF domestic flights.