Current travel advisories for Australia

Last Update: Tuesday, 21. January 2020 at 07:21

We advice caution when travelling to Australia.

Travel warnings for this region [to world map].

Current situation : 2.2 / 5

Australia is a country in Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) with around 21 million citizens and a land mass of 7,686,850 km². We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this country.

Bordering countries: 0 / 5

This country does not share any land based borders with another country.

Single advisories / travel warnings

Canadian government

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/australia

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:

Danger level: 0

Exercise normal security precautions.

US American government

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/australia-travel-advisory.html

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:

Danger level: 1

New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/australia

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Exercise increased caution in Australia due to the threat of terrorism.

Danger level: 2

Exercise increased caution / Some Risk.

Danish government

http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/oestrig/

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
De fleste danskere har ingen problemer under besøg i Østrig. Brug din sunde fornuft og vær opmærksom på mistænkelig adfærd som du ville være det, hvis du var i Danmark.

Danger level: 2

Regular caution advised..

Irish government

https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/australia/

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
High degree of caution

Danger level: 3

High degree of caution.

Finnish government

https://um.fi/resemeddelande/-/c/AU

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Australien är ett tryggt land för resenärer. På grund av skogsbränderna som pågår uppmanar vi till särskild försiktighet.

Danger level: 3

Travel with higher caution..

If there is more than one advisory/message of a single government for a given country, it indicates regional differences in means of security for your personal health and well-being. Single messages can indicate specific regions to be safer or less safe as mentioned in the main advisory. In these cases it's advisable to consult your own governments information.

Warnindex Description

Extreme Warning (index value: 4.5 - 5)

You should avoid any trips. A high warning index is a sound indicator of potential harm to your health and well-being.

High Risk (index value: 3.5 - 4.5)

Travel should be reduced to a necessary minimum and be conducted with good preparation and high attention.

Medium Risk (index value: 2.5 - 3.5)

Warnings often relate to specific regions within a country. However, high attention is still advised when moving around.

Low Risk (index value: 0 - 2.5)

Usually this is an indicator that travelling in this country is relatively safe. Higher attention is advised with values > 1.

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Country information

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Basic facts

Citizens: around 21 million
Covering landmass: 7,686,850 km²
Electricity: 230V - 50Hz
Currency: Dollar (AUD)
ISO 2-Letter Code: AU
Phone prefix: +61
Top Level Domain: .au
Mobile frequencies (MHz): 900/1800/3G

Airports in Australia (extern)

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Note of the displayed travel advisories

These trabel advisories are automatically gathered. We use the RSS Feeds of the corresponding authorities of the single countries. In some cases, we analyse the website itself. Since the information originates from different countries and different countries have different understanding of danger and danger levels. Thus, the information displayed is an automized and normalized representation with no right to completeness and correctness. If a country is not shown, it doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. The information shown if a first indicator.