Frequent flyer & Loyalty points - are they 'worth it'?

This page might not always be up-to-date but looks like it. Although Qantas is on the stingier side it is far from the the stingiest.

For those who don’t fly much Virgin Australia is now a partner with United. Virgin Velocity miles expire in 2 years but United’s program do not expire. The respective rewards could have differing costs but it might be be worthwhile for Virgin flyers to have a look at the partnering arrangement and even preference the UA program.

Edit: @mark_m kindly pointed out one can get miles by means other than flying.

My ps is the differing programs also have differing fees and taxes for flight rewards, as well as differing availability of reward flights, esp in premium cabins. Some programs make it possible with minimal fuss, others not so much. I know UA and QF but not the ‘new Virgin’. For myself the UA program is the best although I have lots of QF miles from my professional life still trying to get used, and not so many UA ones but building.