Etihad Airways is offering return flights from Perth to Chicago for $1118, New York $1124, and Dallas for $1149. Travel dates are in November, returning November or February (possibly other return dates). This beats the last Perth to Chicago deal by $72 but more importantly you are flying Eithad all the way, rated 6th best airline in the world.
Flights go to Abu Dhabi with a short stopover and then directly onto Chicago, New York or Dallas.
Example dates:
Perth – Chicago: $1118
7th-15th Nov
13th-21st Nov
15th-23rd Nov
6th-15th Nov
Perth – New York: $1124
6th-14th Nov
7th-15th Nov
8th-16th Nov
8th-17th Nov
9th-17th Nov
9th-20th Nov
10th-20th Nov
10th-21st Nov
13th-21st Nov
13th-22nd Nov
16th-27th Nov
17th-27th Nov
17th-28th Nov
Perth – Dallas: $1149
8th-17th Nov
7th-15th Nov
14th-22nd Nov
5th-13th Nov
Via Secret Flying
They stop in Abu Dhabi (not Dubai) but you can catch the free shuttle bus to Dubai if you want a stop over in the UAE. I Did the SYD to JFK route about 18months ago…… It was 28 flight hours each way!