Australia General Information

The Newcomers Network - www.newcomersnetwork.com 
Tourism - www.australia.gov.au/About_Australia 
Austrade - www.austrade.gov.au
Australian Citizenship - www.citizenship.gov.au 
Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) - www.firb.gov.au
Australian Government Information - www.noie.gov.au 
Australian Government Portal - www.australia.gov.au
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) - www.dfat.gov.au 
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) - www.immi.gov.au 

Social Security – www.centrelink.gov.au

 

Australian Quarantine & Export Service (AQIS) - www.daffa.gov.au/aqis

Housing - Buying and Renting

The Newcomers Network offers a very good general guide to renting or buying property in Australia (Renting and Buying Property In Australia) and has an extensive  list of links to property related topics.

A website for finding rental property - Rental Guide
Real Estate Institute of Australia -www.reiaustralia.com.au
realestate.com.au - www.realestate.com.au/ 
property.com.au - www.property.com.au 
Real Estate Guide - www.realestateguide.com.au/

Employment Search
Career One - www.careerone.com.au 
Jobsearch - www.jobsearch.com.au 
Australian Government Employment Portal - www.workplace.gov.au 
Department of Employment & Workplace Relations (DEWR) - www.dewr.gov.au

Financial Information
Australian Tax Office - www.ato.gov.au

Health Services
Medicare - www.medicareaustralia.gov.au
Private Health Insurance - www.iselect.com.au 
Health Services Australia (HSA) www.hsagroup.com.au
DIAC Panel Doctors - www.immi.gov.au/contacts/panel-doctors

Education
Schools Directory
A list of all state and independent schools in Australia listed by location.
Independent Schools
A directory of all independent Schools in Australia listed by type and location. 
Universities and Technical and Further education colleges (TAFE)
The site lists all universities and further education colleges with links to their websites.
http://www.myschool.edu.au
How do i pick a school?


General Education - www.education.gov.au
Queensland Education - www.education.qld.gov.au
New South Wales’ Education - www.det.nsw.edu.au and www.schools.nsw.edu.au
Western Australian Education - www.det.wa.edu.au 
South Australian Education - www.decs.sa.gov.au
Tasmanian Education - www.education.tas.gov.au
Victorian Education- www.education.vic.gov.au
Northern Territory Education - www.nt.gov.au

English Language Tests and Assistance
Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) - www.immi.gov.au/amep
English Language Assessment (IELTS) - www.ielts.org
Qualified Translators - www.naati.com.au
For health service professionals- Occupational English Testing System

Queensland – General Info
Tourism Queensland - www.qttc.com.au
Our Brisbane - www.ourbrisbane.com
Queensland Government - www.qld.gov.au

The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI)
 www.dtrdi.qld.gov.au

New South Wales (NSW) – General
Tourism NSW - www.tourism.nsw.gov.au 
Department of State and Regional Development  www.business.nsw.gov.au

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) – General
ACT Government - www.act.gov.au/accesspoint

Western Australia (WA) – General
Western Australian State Migration Centre - www.migration.wa.gov.au
Welcome to WA - www.westernaustralia.com/en/
Small Business Development Corporation - www.sbdc.com.au

South Australia (SA) – General
South Australian Government and Migration - www.immigration.sa.gov.au
South Australian Tourism Commission - www.tourism.sa.gov.au/
South Australian Government - www.sacentral.sa.gov.au
Business in SA - www.southaustralia.biz

Tasmania (TAS) – General
Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts - www.development.tas.gov.au
Discover Tasmania - www.discovertasmania.com.au

Victoria (VIC) – General
Live in Victoria - www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au
Tourism Victoria - www.tourism.vic.gov.au

Northern Territory (NT) – General
Business and Skilled Migration NT - www.migration.nt.gov.au
Tourism NT - www.nttc.com.au

Entertainment and Other
Watch Australia Live - www.webcam-index.com/Australia

Weather Bureau of Meteorology - www.bom.gov.au 

The Weather Channel - www.weatherchannel.com.au

ABC News Online Weather - www.abc.net.au/news/australia/weather

ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - www.abc.net.au

Channel Seven - www.seven.com.au

Nine Network – www.ninemsn.com.au

Channel Ten - www.ten.com.au

SBS - Special Broadcasting Service - www.sbs.com.au

Pay Television Foxtel - www.foxtel.com.au

News The Australian News Online - www.theaustralian.news.com.au

News Corporation - www.news.com.au