Originally Posted by HeyAussie
As others have said, Alaska Airlines are not part of One World, sure there is a code share with Qantas but its not available for award redemptions.
You can however fly SYD - LAX - DFW - YVR, with the last two segments on AA, this adds about another 7-8 hours to the trip.
Not sure about the new points table, perhaps take a look online. MEL - LAX - DFW - YVR - HKG - MEL was 130,000 on the old table, assuming YVR was the only stopover.
Good Luck, YVR is a beautiful city ^
QF miles cannot be used on AS flights, even with an AA codeshare flight # --I tried

to use my measly 14K for a 1-way SFO--YVR.
Try alaskaair.com--it is cheap to money-buy a 1-way LAX--YVR: US$135.60 to $187.20. Also try aircanada.com .