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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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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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116.

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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121.

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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Emergency Services in Australia

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For Emergencies OnlyThe national telephone number for all emergency services in Australia including AMBULANCE, FIRE, and POLICE is "000". How 000 works000 calls are answered by an operator who will ask which service you require - Police, Fire or Ambulance. The operator will ask relevant questions, and arrange an appropriate response from the local Police, Ambulance or Fire Service. For Non EnergenciesIf you require the assistance of these services for routine matters and non emergency situations then you should call the local number of the recquired service nearest you. Police - 131 444

Foreign Embassies in Australia

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Embassy of Austria12 Talbot Street Forrest ACT 2603Tel: +61 2 6295 1533, 6295 1376Fax: +61 2 6239 6751Web: http://www.austriaemb.org.au/Email: austria@dynamite.com.au---------------------------------------------------------Argentine Republic Consulate GeneralSuite 1302 1 Alfred Street Gold Fields House Circular Quay Sydney NSW 2000Tel: +61 (02) 9251-3402Fax: +61 (02) 9251-3405Web: http://www.consarsydney.org.au/Email: mail@consarsydney.org.au ---------------------------------------------------------Consulate General of BrazilLevel 17, 31 Market Street Sydney NSW 2000Tel: +61 (02) 9267-4414Fax: +61 (02) 9267-4419Web: http://www.magna.com.au/~cgbrasyd/Email: cgbrasyd@magna.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------British High CommissionCommonwealth Avenue Yarralumla ACT 2606Tel: +61 (02) 6270 6666Fax: +61 (02) 6273 3236Web: http://www.uk.emb.gov.au/Email:...

Bring the Sunscreen!

by JLNomads

The sun in Australia is very powerful. Even if you are only out for a few hours in the early morning or late evening, you have a very good chance of getting a sunburn. The ozone layer is weaker down here, and the sun is direct and very strong in this area. We were out for only an hour and a half one morning (around 8:00) watching the kangaroos. We decided to stay that long because the kangaroos were coming very close to us. However, that night we were extremely burnt, and now we know to wear sunscreen even if we think we will be out only for a half an hour.

Camping can be the Death of You

by pedroswift

Camping in Australia is not without its dangers.I've just cleaned up the mess from a large branch, diameter 600mm at its base and about 8 metres long which fell from a huge gum tree at my local archery club car park. Had it hit someone or something it could have had dire consequences. It reminded me of a recent camping death of a young man near Adelaide caused by a gum tree dropping a branch and lessons learnt when Scouting for Boys during my younger years. Camping under big trees is a no no. Read more no nos here.

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Huge cockroaches

by angiebabe

Bugs, insects, spiders, all sorts of creepy crawlies indoors and outdoors! Australia is full of them and its usually got nothing to do with cleanliness or even keeping your windows closed - which is often impossible but they get in one way or another!Watch where you put your hands and feet - and backside (this is what the joke and song about the Redback on the toilet seat is about!) you have to learn to check your shoes, think first before putting your hands into potential crawly havens - and a serious word of warning when outside when out walking amongst trees watch where youre going - those cobwebs can have rather nasty looking things in the centre! (Ive had a few close shaves and what a thought to bear one of those things right in your face!)If you have children watch them too - teach them the Aussie bush code - this is not the UK where you can upturn any stone, branch or log or roll...

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Poisonous spiders

by didgeridorien

There are a couple of poisonous spiders in Australia, some of them are actually deadly if you don't get anti-venom. If you do get bitten by a spider, try to capture it (dead or alive) if you can't remember what it looked like. Go to the hospital, they'll ask you about the spider and that way they can see if it was venomous and give you anti-venom if necessary. Always check your shoes, slothes and bed for spiders.

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WIRES - Wildlife Rescue Organisation

by craic

You may come upon an injured wild animal. You may even have one run out in front of your car and be unable to avoid injuring it. (Do be careful driving, even on highways. The Hume Highway near us is littered with dead wombats and kangaroos - and they can do a lot of damage to you as well as to themselves. There are often signs warning of particular hot spots of animal activity, but as the fauna can't read you may come upon them anywhere.)If you do contact this organisation. They do a great job.You will see signs here and there with their phone number. It used to be - INJURED ANIMALS RING WIRES. (Which did amuse me. I imagined a wallaby with a mobile phone in her pouch. But they have a different sign now which isn't quite as amusing.)They also do a lot of education about the best way to deal with the animals.To my guilt and shame one of our cats dumped a dying sugar glider on our verandah...

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Driving in Australia

by DueSer

Sure, they drive on the other side of the road Down Under but that's not the most dangerous part of renting a car in Australia.If you're going to be doing any road trips while in Oz, make sure you do NOT drive before the sun comes up in the morning or after sunset. The reason is simple: kangaroos. These very tall (usually over 6 feet) animals are Australia's version of deer - large animals that tend to wander to the middle of the road while looking for food when it is dark and those pesky humans aren't about. If anyone driving in the US or Canada has ever struck a deer, you can begin to imagine the damage that could be done to your car and yourself if you struck a kangaroo.

Regional risks #2 – Becoming a global headline!

by tiabunna

Crocodiles, once hunted, now are protected and numbers are increasing around the northern coasts from about Rockhampton in Queensland to Broome in Western Australia. There are two types, Estuarine or Salt Water crocodiles (“Salties” in the vernacular) and Freshwater Crocodiles. Despite their name, the dangerous Salties can live in fresh water or waterholes quite a way inland. When they become hungry, they eat whatever is available – and are quite prepared to make you the main course and a feature in global newspaper headlines, if you don’t follow some commonsense precautions! In outline:* Don’t go into water where there are crocodile warning signs, in fact you should swim only in designated swimming areas. If there are no signs, check on the safety of the area with someone responsible.* Don’t stand or camp near the water’s edge of estuaries and creeks* Avoid frequently visiting the same...

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Regional risks #1 - Sea Wasps in the far north

by tiabunna

Actually, we’re talking about a range of jellyfish types found in tropical waters around the north of Australia, but sea wasps is a commonly used name. Nasty beasts. In terms of toxicity, they rank way above any snake and can kill in under five minutes (after the victim first suffers excruciating pain). The main culprit is the Box Jellyfish (Chironex Fleckeri) which is almost invisible in the ocean, but can have up to 60 tentacles of up to 3 metres length. Get yourself wrapped in just one or two of those tentacles and it’s probably goodbye. From all accounts, if you're stung the pain will make you wish for an early end. An antivenom is available – if you can reach it in time! In the past 20 years, they have killed about 70 people. Avoidance is the best answer. They are found in tropical northern Australia in the months between October and May, so be very careful if you wish to go...

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