Originally Posted by dave_261
Unless the flights you want have the red e-deal available on Qantas.com.au, check AA.com to see if AA codeshares the cities you're looking at flying between. Not only will the mileage issue be easier, but the fares are lower since you avoid some taxes, and you'll avoid the credit card currency conversion fee.
The OP crossposted this question to the QF forum ...
You cannot book AA codeshares on standalone bookings for domestic AU and I did suggest over there to avoid the higher red-e-deals since they are ineligable for miles and also that the QF supersavers and above can be booked on aa.com for 9% less than on the QF site ( since the 10% GST is avoided ) and in USD
Dave