http://www.qantas.com.au/freight/dyn...mpaniedBaggage
(maybe google is back to being your friend again?)
For domestic US shipping (e.g. ABQ to LAX) you would have to use UPS or Fedex, and a hotel or agent as recipient, or pay UPS to hold for pickup. Possible but not cheap or easy (but a lot cheaper than QF or NZ).