Communications Australia has a very extensive and efficient telecommunications network with every conceivable facility at your fingertips. Creepy-Crawlies Australia is home to some of the deadliest species of snakes and spiders in the world. Some of them are common in urban areas as well as the outback. Funnel Web and Red Back spiders are both dangerous. Among the snakes the Taipan and the Brown are particularly venomous.
Ticks are also prevalent in many country areas.
Warm clothing during the southern winter and cold northern nights. A local licence can be obtained from the age of 16 years 9 months. In most states maximum speed is 110km per hour on motorways, 100km per hour on other roads outside built-up areas. Maximum speed in built-up areas is usually 60km per hour. Overseas licences held by bona fide tourists are valid in Australia - usually for a mximum period of one year and for the same class of vehicle.