Basic Information

• The unit of currency is the dollar $A (Info on exchange rates to be added soon)
• The country code for telephone / fax is 61. When looking at local area codes delete the first zero when calling from outside Australia (eg, Sydney is (02) for calls in Australia but is used as 61-2 -local number for International callers).
• Most International courier services operate in Australia.
• Most major International airlines operate into Australia but the national carriers on international routes are QANTAS & Ansett International. These airlines also operate services inside Australia.
• All vehicles drive on the left hand side of the road ie. they are right hand drive.
• The electricity supply is 240V 50hz AC
• There are three basic time zones which expands to 5 when daylight saving time is operational in some states.

The following web sites will assist in locating pertinent information on business aspects in Australia:

• The Australian Bureau of Statistics (Federal Government agency) provides reports on all statistical aspects of trade & commerce as well the overall performance of the country: http://www.statistics.gov.au
• For Australian Legal Information: http://www.austlii.edu.au/
• For Postal infomation from Australia Post: http://www.auspost.com.au/
• For information about Australia's National TV and Radio broadcaster - the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: http://www.abc.net.au/