Emergency contacts in Australia
Emergency numbers in Australia
Healthcare notes
Medicare doesn't cover tourists. Reciprocal agreements with UK, Ireland, Sweden, NL, Norway, Finland, Italy, Malta, Belgium, NZ. Otherwise insurance essential.
Major embassies in Australia
For Canada citizens
Canadian High Commission, Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla, Canberra
Verify addresses on the official embassy site before traveling — embassies move occasionally.
⚠ Common scams & risks
Few. Watch out for taxi over-charging from airports — use Uber.
Before you go
- Save your embassy's contact in your phone before you travel — country code + number.
- Register your trip with your government if you're a US citizen (STEP — step.state.gov), UK (FCDO advice), or Australian (Smartraveller). Free, takes 5 min.
- Take photos of your passport and store them in cloud + email it to yourself. Replacements are much faster with a copy.
- Travel insurance with medical evacuation — check the coverage limit. $100,000+ medical, $250,000+ evacuation are the realistic minimums for serious incidents abroad.
- Know the difference between the police and tourist police. When dealing with regular police in a non-English-speaking country, ask for someone who speaks English (or your language) — many will have a translator on call.