Yes, I'm yet another person looking to fly to Australia with AA miles in Dec07/Jan08 timeframe. HOWEVER, I did search, and it seems most (all?) other threads are interested specifically in first class or business flights.

Whereas, my wife and I only have 75000 AA miles each (and barely haha), so we're going coach no matter how ugly it gets .

Given that, which AA partner would be best? Qantas, Cathay Pacific, or Tahiti Nui? (I think those are our only choices?) And again, specifically for coach flight to Sydney.

p.s. Also, I'm guessing that with 75000 mileage awards, we won't be able to do things like make an additional stop in Cairns (Great Barrier Reef) or Auckland -- or both?! If not, we'll probably just pay for those flights while in Sydney.

Thank you all in advance!