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King Cross   Sydney

King Cross, Sydney

 18 Reviews  Kings Cross is the place to be for a gang rape experience by maori bouncers and prostitues whilst your partner gets beaten up out the back. I guess you could say we were in the wrong place at the... 

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Sharks   Perth

Sharks, Perth

 5 Reviews  I say an article today in the paper on the sharks in the swan river - appartently they have always been present in the river - which is a shock to me!!! Bull sharks can survive in the fresh water and... 

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Crime   Brisbane

Crime, Brisbane

 4 Reviews  Brisbane is one of the safest major cities in Australia, with one of the lowest crime rates in the world. Both men and women should be able to walk around the CBD (Downtown) at all hours of the... 

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Water safety.   Gold Coast

Water safety., Gold Coast

 14 Reviews  The beaches of the Gold Coast are beautiful and alot of tourists have the impression that they are safe, but unfortunately sometimes they have rips and currents which can drag people out to sea and/or... 

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Native Fauna   Adelaide

Native Fauna, Adelaide

 5 Reviews  IN Adelaide? You are more likely to be a victim of Adelaide's terrible drivers ;-) or ripped off than be hurt by Adelaide's creatures or other natural dangers. Some that people talk about... 

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Crime   Canberra

Crime, Canberra

 6 Reviews  ACT Housing is full of druggies/drugo's, ex-con's and veritable losers. ACT Housing will assure you that this is not the case. But if anyone here has ever had any experience with ACT Housing, they... 

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Wildlife.   Hobart

Wildlife., Hobart

 2 Reviews  There are not many dangers in Hobart, it is a nice quiet city, the danger gets when you get out of the city, with snakes (deadly) , big waves (deadly), sharks (deadly), but I did survive them all, so... 

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33.

Bag snatching / Pickpockets etc   Sydney

Bag snatching / Pickpockets etc, Sydney

 20 Reviews  Sydney is mostly safe, apart from some dodgy areas. Here are some areas that you should avoid and places you should be safe: SAFE: South Sydney (Cronulla, Woolooware, Sutherland). East Sydney... 

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Kanagaroo's and Emu's   Perth

Kanagaroo's and Emu's, Perth

 6 Reviews  Kangeroos are everywhere along the roads if u drive away from perth city. It is very saddening every morning to see fresh carcasses of kangeroos lying by the roadside. As with all road trips, keep the... 

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Sunburn   Brisbane

Sunburn, Brisbane

 6 Reviews  Brisbane is capital of the Cancer State! Yes we suffer the highest incidence of sun cancers in the world. Don't add to the statistics. Slip, Slop, Slap! Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on... 

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Schoolies Week.   Gold Coast

Schoolies Week., Gold Coast

 6 Reviews  If you ever want to avoid the Gold Coast and Surfers Paradise, well, when Schoolie's week is on is the time to do it. At the end of November, and the 1st week of December every year, thousands of... 

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Weather   Adelaide

Weather, Adelaide

 4 Reviews  Here in Adelaide South Australia we are experiencing a phenomena of 'Extreme Weather'! We are living through the hottest and longest heatwave ever recorded - one can't help but think about global... 

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Wildlife   Canberra

Wildlife, Canberra

 5 Reviews  There is a great opportunity for visitors to Canberra to se over 500 Eastern Grey kangaroos within minutes of the Canberra City! Just travel down Ginninderra Drive from the city and turn into... 

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Spiders / Snakes / Animals   Sydney

Spiders / Snakes / Animals, Sydney

 18 Reviews  I am not too sure u will find these in your hotel, but just to be on the safe side! I live in Sydney and know that we have the Funnel Web Spider, known to cause 14 fatalities and a painful, venomous... 

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Transport   Brisbane

Transport, Brisbane

 7 Reviews  Now This has never happened to me before. Being fairly tentative with on line checkin I went oh so carefully this time. The seat numbers came up 12A and 12B but the boarding pass was NOT printed. A... 

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Wildlife.   Gold Coast

Wildlife., Gold Coast

 5 Reviews  Pelicans, they love to eat fish!, so if you are fishing and there is a Pelican nearby, you had better wind it in quick, or lose it! They have been known to chase after people for the fish. Also,... 

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Transportation   Adelaide

Transportation, Adelaide

 4 Reviews  The speed limit in Adelaide is usually 60 kph. If you drive 70 kph instead and you are caught it costs you AUD 133. :( Drivers in Adelaide are very considerate. There is not so much fighting and... 

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Traffic   Canberra

Traffic, Canberra

 4 Reviews  Car Parking, this was one place where we drove round and round! There is a large underground car park beneath the Forecourt of the building with a time limit of three hours, but this was completely... 

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Water and general safety   Sydney

Water and general safety, Sydney

 29 Reviews   I had never heard of these until I saw them on the beach. They aren't bottles, and they aren't glass. But they are blue and they are similar to a jellyfish! YIKES! These are also called a Portugese... 

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Politics   Canberra

Politics, Canberra

 3 Reviews  In total, the national parliament has under 250 politicians: even including their personal staff you have probably no more than a thousand people. And remember, if you're an Australian citizen and... 

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Drugs   Sydney

Drugs, Sydney

 7 Reviews  I went to the Ivy Club/bar in March. I stayed there for 4 hours. Ivy has a hole in the roof meaning its outdoors. Thios places disgusts me! There are smokers everywhere. & if your a person that has... 

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Driving and Transport   Sydney

Driving and Transport, Sydney

 11 Reviews  If you are traveling on sydneys trrains on weekends there will most likely be track work at the station your leaving or going to When trackwork happens passangers must hop on a cityrail bus that will... 

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Money Changing   Sydney

Money Changing, Sydney

 4 Reviews  DO NOT USE THIS REAL GAP PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY AND NOT TRAVEL WITH REAL GAP BUT WITH A DIFFERENT COMPANY DESPITE PAYING THEM £599 THEY GAVE ME NO HELP WHATSOEVER AND I WAS PRETTY MUCH LEFT ON MY... 

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Sun / Sunburn   Sydney

Sun / Sunburn, Sydney

 8 Reviews  Follow those steps even if not at the beach on a 35 degree day!! Walking around in Summer, wear a hat and sunscreen. I enjoyed a brunch with a spaghetti strap dress on- was there for around 2 hours.... 

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You may never want to leave!   Sydney

You may never want to leave!, Sydney

 11 Reviews  Sydney is an easy, carefree city and I can see why you wouldn't want to leave. During my visit I found myself wondering what it would be like to live in such a beautiful city. I didn't want to leave... 

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Snake bite

by iandsmith

It's 2007 and two people have died within two months of snake bite. One was a teenage youth and the other an experienced snake handler.Why did they both die? Why did they both have to die.They did one thing in common. One thing you are told never to do. DON'T PICK UP SNAKES!The youth had a brown snake, of the type I took a picture of here on the Great Ocean Road, and tried to wrap it in his T-shirt.The handler picked up a relatively harmless snake but was bitten and suffered an allergic reaction to the bite.I can't emphasise enough - leave them alone and they will leave you alone. As you can see in the Copperhead photo, I was able to take several shots while he was right next to me. Just don't get too close and don't provoke them and you'll be okay.

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DRIVE WISELY AND DRIVE SAFELY IN OZ

by DennyP

PROTECT THE WILDLIFE A lot of visitors that come to Australia are certainly not used to driving to the conditions that they find here and that are needed...being used mainly to city driving it is my experience that a lot of foreign visitors have never driven in "outback" type conditions before and consequently, by driving too fast ..they have bad accidents...some of these accidents are caused by hitting or swerving to avoid wildlife..These accidents quite often happen in isolated areas and can have disaterous consequences..The most dangerous time to drive is at dusk when native wildlife comes out to forrage for food.I always make sure when driving in the country that I am off the road and into a camping area before dusk..The Australian road system is a very dangerous place for wildlife. Please take notice of wildlife advisory road signs. SLOW DOWN IN ISOLATED AREAS ..AS THIS IS WHERE...

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Entering Australia: Customs Awareness

by xuessium

Australia wages a tough war against travellers bringing items into Australia that may harm their extensive agricultural and livestock industries.The top concern has always been travellers trying to sneak in food items and items from flora or fauna origins. Australian customs forbids travellers from bringing in food items of fruit, vegetable, dairy (including egg) or meat origins as well as souvenirs made from plants, especially from unprocessed wood. As Asians tend to travel around with some food in the luggage and few Asian countries having many restrictions on food travel, Australian customs laws are a rude "draconian" shock to the system. This may be something of importance to note. I learnt it the hard way on my first visit into Australia - some of the food items I brought were confiscated. (I remembered a gentleman in the next counter having his jars of tonics and ethnic dishes, I...

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Your biggest risk: Too much of a good thing

by tiabunna

Many visitors to Australia are drawn by the sunshine, so there’s a good chance that’s at least partly what interests you. There’s a trap though, in the endless sunny days. If you couple them with the high elevation of the sun and the clear atmosphere, the result is that you’re exposed to quite extreme levels of solar radiation. So a few uncomfortable facts:* Depending on your skin type (northern European is worst) you can get very uncomfortable sunburn, leading to peeling skin, from just half an hour’s exposure to the sun – if you do not have some sun protection.* Australia in general, and Queensland in particular, has the world’s highest incidence of skin cancer. OK, the effects tend to be cumulative with time, but about 300,000 skin cancers are diagnosed yearly and exposure to the sun is the main cause. Skin cancers don’t show up until years later, but lead to over 1200 deaths a year...

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Minimising risks from solar radiation

by tiabunna

Here’s how to minimise your risks from the sun. For some years, Australia has had a campaign called Slip, Slop, Slap – meaning you should *slip on a long-sleeved shirt, *slop on some sunscreen lotion and *slap on a hat. If you do that, you’re well on the way to being sun-safe. The other thing is to not overdo enjoying the sunshine – head under some shade rather than frying your hide in the sun all day, because you might just pay for the consequences later!

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MY INTRODUCTION TO MELBOURNE

by Amelei

I arrive in Melbourne the middle of winter. A friend says to me that she has a friend that would take me in for a few weeks and this would save on over expenses. This seemed ideal to me so i left the TiPi and embarked on an adventure to Melbourne.I hitchhiked the whole way down the coast, stayed by the ocean, swam and took my time getting there. Afterall its not the destination rather the journey.After a week and a half i arrive in Melbourne looking for a friends place. I called ahead to make sure it was okay still that i stayed. I I arrive Tenai's place and she is quite welcoming. She speaks very little english and has the most beautiful Philapino baby with her. I was taken to a small room. The place i was staying was huge! It backed onto a park and the room was mostly glass but the central heating made everything warm and cosy. Tenai asked a fair bit if i could mind her baby while she...

Bringing food to Australia - just don't

by Saagar

Based on feedback/criticism of my original tip I will advice people who take food into Australia to consult the rules and regulation provided on Australian Government immigration web pages before they leave home. If I lived in Australia I might have taken special food stuffs with me that are 1) unique to my diet or taste and 2) allowed. But as a bona fide tourist traveller focussing on the place I am visiting I would avoid carrying any food stuffs and biological material just to stay out of trouble, and to complete my visit by enjoying the locally available food. I have brought concentrated/canned food/military rations on expeditions and job missions to some destinations where this has been permitted and when/where food has been scarce, like rural Mongolia and parts of Ethiopia.I love to gorge on the fantastic food there is to be had in Australia. I have never been in any trouble myself...

Dengue Fever

by pedroswift

Mosquito-borne disease which can be fatal. At best - debilitating persistent symptoms. Multiple cases reported every summer in Tropical Australia.Mosquito nets, insect repellent a must if you intend visiting the northern regions of Australia in our Summer time.Don't let the mossies bite you!!!!!!Read more on my Cairns Intro Page.

Don't Take Croc Warnings Lightly

by Goner

I've been told many people are attacked and killed each year by crocodiles, they especially like tourists. We're a naive group who wander around a country to find the local wildlife and forget some are dangerous. The crocs hide for a reason and hanging ones feet off a rock is not a good idea. Nor is venturing too close to the side of a river looking for a good photo. I was reprimanded sternly by my Aussie friend who was looking out for my welfare.These buggers have adapted to the sea water and are found at the beaches in the Daintree National Forest area, so hesitate before swimming.

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Australia. Campervan. Camperman Australia

by martinhe

HANDS OFF CAMPERMAN AUSTRALIA!!! Renting an older van for a cheaper price sounded like a good idea at first, but after my experience I’d rather pay double than getting in one of their cars again. First of all, our van had a mileage of around 400.000 km with totally ruined suspension which was seriously dangerous! Second, the upper cabin was lined in old, filthy black felt, which had such a strong stench that you’d get a headache just by standing up in the cabin for a minute. Obviously we couldn’t use the upper compartment for anything else but storage. Third, the cabin was totally leaking in rain, we tried to keep the worst out by using our towels during the night. Fourth, the aircon broke, but what do you expect from such an old van. And fifth, the worst of it all: bed- bug infested sleeping bags! The first time when I used one of their sleeping bags, in the middle of our 2 weeks trip,...

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