Cheapest/best way of going UK to Brisbane, Australia?

[helpimcrap]

Seen it for about £1000 each return.

Stopovers are long so considering flying somewhere for a stopover for a couple of days as neither one of us copes with traveling and fatigue on long journeys.

Where's the best stopover point? Thinking maybe stopover somewhere for couple of days. Seen Dubai, or Hong Kong? What about Los Angeles? Although LA is a long flight on it's own.....

Where do people recommend?

 

[helpimcrap]

Thanks for all the opinions. Very helpful as COVID-19 restrictions hadn't occurred to me. I think I would prefer Hong Kong but I don't know how restrictive it is now but thanks for the input on what people have heard.

I only ask about LA as it came up as one of the options.

Last time I flew to Australia I stopped at Dubai and wasn't particularly enamoured by it but I didn't leave the airport as I was on my own but I don't feel I missed out.