Fiji Airways has a low fare of $596 round trip LAX to Sydney or Brisbane for departures on May 6 with other dates in May for $671, including flights to Melbourne. Expedia adds an additional discount and drops the price to $532 round trip for Los Angeles to Sydney departing May 6.
May 6 is the only date I see this fare on Google Flights.
There are a variety of dates for return flights depending on how long you want to stay in Australia. I even found an open jaw 15-day itinerary flying to Sydney and return from Brisbane for $533.
Fiji Airways Economy V earns 100% Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles. Round trip ticket earns 14,976 AS miles.
Fiji Airways LAX – Nadi, Fiji NAN – Sydney SYD – Nadi, Fiji NAN – LAX
$531.83 round trip Mon May 6 – Tue May 14
Open Jaw Fly to Sydney, return from Brisbane
Fiji Airways LAX – Nadi, Fiji NAN – Sydney SYD / Brisbane BNE – Nadi, Fiji NAN – LAX
$533.13 open-jaw round trip Mon May 6 – Tue May 21
This is not great. Qantas had deals for $400 throughout the summer.
Operative word is ‘had’.
There have been all kinds of deals to Australia for past few months. More may come again.
Airfare deals are about what is available today.