Qantas Airways 
http://www.qantas.com.au/

 

 Virgin  Blue Australia
http://www.virginblue.com.au/

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Airline Quality

Airline Star Ranking Directory
and much more.

Brisbane International Airport
http://www.brisbaneairport.com.au/
http://www.bne.com.au/

Brisbane Air Train - Brisbane's Airport Rail Link
http://www.airtrain.com.au/

Cairns Airport
http://www.cairnsairport.com/

Canberra International Airport
http://www.canberraairport.com.au/

Darwin International Airport
http://www.darwinairport.com.au/

Gold Coast Airport
http://goldcoastairport.com.au/

Hobart International Airport
http://www.hobartairpt.com.au/

Melbourne Airport
http://www.melbourneairport.com.au/

Perth International Airport
http://www.perthairport.com.au/

Sydney Airport
http://www.sydneyairport.com.au/

Sydney's Airport Rail Link
http://www.airportlink.com.au/

 

 Ethnic Map of Sydney

by  The Sydney Morning Herald

 explore 200 different ethnic cultures 

Australian Anthems - MIDI files
http://www.hamilton.net.au/advance/audio.html

Australian Anthems - origins (also a MIDI of 'God Save the Queen')
http://www.hamilton.net.au/advance/origins.html

Australian Flags
http://www.flagaustnat.asn.au/
http://www.theodora.com/flags/australia_flag.html

Waltzing Matilda (unofficial anthem of Australia) - story and MIDI files
http://www.hamilton.net.au/matilda.html

Australian Bureau of Statistics
http://www.abs.gov.au/

Australian Year Books
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/home/year%20book%20products
  and also:    Australia at a glance,  states at a glance, state stats,  etc.

Australian Army (download video clips)
http://www.army.gov.au

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
http://www.airforce.gov.au/

Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
http://www.navy.gov.au

roadside areas offering drivers a free cup of hot Bushells tea, coffee, Cottee's Cordial,
an Arnott’s biscuit and most importantly, a chance to revive so you reach
your destination safe and sound. Over 220 sites Australia wide.

Australian Job Search
http://www.jobsearch.gov.au/

Job Search (The Australian)
http://careerone.com.au/

Job Search ( The Sydney Morning Herald )
http://mycareer.com.au/

Job Search Site
http://www.seek.com.au/

 

University Guide - beginning of a future...
- includes Australia's only Ratings of Universities, Courses and Campuses!
http://www.gooduniguide.com.au/

 Australia in Brief 

 Australia Now - a fact sheet 

Australian Embassy Homepage
Plenty of info about Australia
Australian Embassies around the world
http://australia.embassyhomepage.com/

Australia (and other countries) Factsheets
by Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade
(.pdf files to download)
http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fs/index.html

Australia - Prime Minister's Office
http://www.pm.gov.au/

Australian Immigration Information
http://www.australianaustralia.com/

Staying in Touch with Style - an Australian eCard!
  

Cairns Cyclone News & Info

 

Outback Travel Safety

from the Royal Flying Doctor Service

Treatment of Jellyfish Stings

by  The Medical Journal of Australia

webcams controlled by you

• Sydney Opera House & Harbour Bridge (TheRocks.com)

If 'busy', it may haver too many 'clients'. Just keep trying.     many more webcams below

 

PHOTO SECTION

Heaps of sunshine!  Photos from Sydney

Have fun without getting wet!  Sydney - Bondi Beach photos

WEB CAM  SECTION

Great Beaches of Australia (live) full screen real-time Windows Media or Flash-tech daytime http://www.coastalwatch.com/ search for Sydney Harbour, Bondi Beach, Surfers Paradise, Noosa and more

 

Airlie Beach (just north of Mackay)
(your gateway to the Whitsundays and heavenly Whitehaven Beach)
http://www.airliebeach.com/

Brisbane and QLD - Traffic Web Cams
http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Traffic-cameras-by-location.aspx

Brisbane - cams of a Koala and Platypus
http://www.koala.net/

Hobart
http://www.rosebay.tased.edu.au/camera.htm

Hobart's Cliffton Beach Cam (see the left-hand menu)
http://www.coastview.com.au/clifton_beach_webcam/

   

Kakadu National Park  -  direct via RealPlayer from this page

 

Perth Web Cams
http://perthcam.bankwest.com.au

Port Douglas - tropical Queensland
http://www.downunderonline.com/Port_Douglas_Australia_ONLINE.htm

Sydney - Bondi Beach
http://northbondirsl.com.au/cam.html

Sydney Harbour - The Rocks webcam
http://www.therocks.com/sydney-Webcam_Rocks_Viewing.htm

The Snowy Mountains - NSW & Victoria Snow Cams
http://ski.com.au/snowcams/index.html

maps of Australia and the Pacific

more press below    

Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander newspapers

 

 

  

Koori Mail    http://www.koorimail.com/index.php    Torres News    http://www.torresnews.com.au/

 

go to our  Aboriginal Australia page for more indigenous links

 

 

 

     

'Australian Newspapers' guide

 

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney afternoon paper)
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/

Cairns (Cairns daily news and tourist info)
http://www.cairns.aust.com/index.html

Sunday Times (Perth daily newspaper)
http://www.perthnow.com.au/

The Advertiser (Adelaide)
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/

The Age (Melbourne)
http://www.theage.com.au

The Australian (national newspaper)
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/  

The Courier-Mail (Brisbane)
http://www.couriermail.com.au/

The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania)
http://www.themercury.com.au

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney's leading newspaper)
http://www.smh.com.au

The Sydney Morning Herald  TV
Multimedia Files
http://www.smh.com.au/national/multimedia/ 

the time in Australia right now

also, check the current season

Holidays in Australia

Australia A - Z Guides - all major cities     Brisbane A - Z Guide  Cairns A - Z Guide  Melbourne A - Z Guide  Sydney A - Z Guide

 

Great info about Australia and her islands
>> search through the right-hand menu <<

supplied by Australian Traveller magazine

 

    

Visit 'Australian Geographic'
 

 

    

Islands of Australia Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Island Heard Island Lord Howe Island Macquarie Island Norfolk Island other islands

          

Australia A - Z, incl. Advice on Travel
http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/australia/index.html

Australia - All About (news, resources, etc.)
http://www.australianaustralia.com/

Australia - State by State
http://www.about-australia.com/

Australia - The definitive Traveller's Guide.

Locations, flights, hotels, maps, books, tips and top deals!  http://www.smh.com.au/travel/destination/australia

Australian Tourism Net
http:// www.atn.net.au

Australian Travel Information
http://www.auinfo.com/

Airlie Beach (north of Mackay)
(gateway to the Whitsunday Islands)
http://www.airliebeach.com/

Alice Springs Tourism
http://www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/

Australian Tourism and the Weather
http://au.totaltravel.yahoo.com/weather/

Brisbane - Experience Brisbane
http://www.experiencebrisbane.com/

Brisbane - Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
http://www.koala.net

Brisbane - Morton Island - Tangalooma Resort (Wild Dolphin Feeding)
http://www.tangalooma.com/

Bundaberg Rum (world famous rum distillery)
http://www.bundabergrum.com.au/

Cairns Online  incl. the Great Barrier Reef
http://www.cairns.aust.com/index.html

Cairns Visitor Information Centre
http://www.cairns.com.au/visitor-information/index.html

Cairns - Kuranda Skyrail (Your Journey over the Tropical Rainforest)
http://www.skyrail.com.au/

Cairns - Tjapukai Aboriginal Centre
http://www.tjapukai.com.au

New South Wales (NSW) Tourism
http://corporate.tourism.nsw.gov.au/

News South Wales (NSW) - Visit NSW
http://www.visitnsw.com.au/

 

Queensland - Great Barrier Reef Cruises

Reef Magic  (from Cairns)
http://www.reefmagiccruises.com

Quicksilver  (from Port Douglas or Cairns)
http://www.quicksilver-cruises.com/

 

Queensland - Gold Coast
http://www.visitgoldcoast.com/

Queensland - Sunshine Coast
http://www.sunshinecoast.org/

Queensland  Holidays
http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/

     

Queensland Roads - a useful interactive map http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Interactive-map.aspx

 

Queensland Tourism and Travel Centres
http://www.qttc.com.au

Queensland - Winery Escape Tours - Great Wineries
http://www.wineryescapetours.com.au/    

 

Sunshine Coast - Australia ZOO Home of Steve Irwin - the Crocodile Hunter http://www.crocodilehunter.com/

 

Sydney Buses
http://www.sydneybuses.info/

Sydney.com.au
http://www.sydney.com.au/

Sydney Guides - Sydney, Australia
http://www.sydneyaustralia.com/
    http://www.sydney.com.au/

NSW Guide - Visit NSW & Sydney
http://www.visitnsw.com.au/

Sydney - Darling Harbour
http://www.sydney.com.au/darling.htm

Sydney Opera House
http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/

Sydney - Seaplane Tours of Sydney Harbour
http://www.sydney.com.au/seaplanes.htm

Sydney Visitor Centre
http://www.sydneyvisitorcentre.com

Tasmania Discoveries
http://www.discovertasmania.com/

Travel Mate
http://www.travelmate.com.au/

Victoria - Touring Routes from Melbourne
http://www.visitvictoria.com/

Victoria - the Great Ocean Road
http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Great-Ocean-Road.aspx

Walkabout Guide
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/destination/australia

Whitsunday Islands - with the World's No 1 Whitehaven Beach
http://www.whitsunday.com/

YHA (Youth Hostel Association) Australia
 travel & stay thriftly 
http://www.yha.org.au

and, a special extra in the end: 'Lazy Lizard'
a rest in style in this beautiful inn in Port Douglas
http://www.lazylizardinn.com.au

roadside areas offering drivers a free cup of hot Bushells tea, coffee, Cottee's Cordial,
an Arnott’s biscuit and most importantly, a chance to revive so you reach
your destination safe and sound. Over 220 sites Australia wide.

Great maps and excellent charts!

 

Climate averages for Australia

Climate Averages for Cairns - tropical Australia

Median rainfall in Australia
 throughout the year

 

by the Bureau of Meteorology

 

 

Cairns Cyclone News & Information

Indigenous (Aboriginal) Weather Knowledge