Was flying CX from Melbourne last week and we were delayed by 2 hours. Qantas kept their business class lounge open, but not their first class. I guess that is fair.
Used this exact method to book MEL-SIN in Turkish J and BKK-MEL in Thai J. It cost me 1000APD for each topped up using the kiwi bank card. Sadly, this is not going to last long
Slightly OT, coincidentally picked one of these up in Hong Kong yesterday to add to my collection
Box says A321neo but the titles on the body seem to be fine
I was in BKK last week and can confirm I could visit all the different star alliance lounges before my Thai airways business class flight.
Interestingly, the Turkish lounge had a complimentary massage service.
Conrad Singapore gave me a complimentary 4pm checkout as Diamond last week. I initially asked for 2pm, but got stuck in meetings and used the chat feature in app to ask for an extension.
I noticed the same on the MEL-AKL route as well (and may have booked one :) )
Although, I understand that PER-AKL is a much better value for star alliance/virgin points.