Originally Posted by
Traveloguy
I took the OPs statement as saying his flight was terminated in MEL where he was then put onto another flight up to SYD. If this was the action which took place then it is possible more TPs could be awarded. If the flight simply stopped in MEL and then continued to SYD, then yes, you are indeed correct.
According to Qantas, flight QF582 arrived into SYD at 22:57, so there was no change of flight number between PER and SYD. That means MEL was just a tech stop.