Maybe it’s because I am headed to the Land Down Under myself in just about a week, but lately I have been seeing some truly fantastic deals on flights to Australia. With some round-trip fares from LA starting at just around $600, I have regularly been astonished that you can now get to the other side of the world for well under a grand—especially when flights just a year or two ago seemed to hover around $1500-$2000. Students save $150 of V Australia flights from Los Angeles to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Savings based on $515 Student only airfare compared to $665 published fare. Available only at www.statravel.com. Must book by May 31, 2009 for travel by September 21, 2009.