Australia's official travel website
is a multilingual site for visitors to Australia, provided by Australia's tourism agency; Tourism Australia. The site is a portal to a wealth of information on: visas, getting to Australia, getting around in Australia, climate, useful tips and bookings.
Tourism and Travel is the Australian Government entry point to information for:
- inbound travellers (international visitors to Australia)
- outbound travellers (Australian residents travelling overseas)
- domestic travellers (Australians travelling within Australia).
Biometrics in Offshore Visa Processing links you to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (DIAC) site which explains Australia’s introduction of biometric collection outside Australia, the countries and visa subclasses currently included in the program and practical information about new visa application processes.
The new national tourism accreditation framework, known as T-QUAL Accreditation was launched by the Minister for Tourism, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP on 2 April 2011. The T-QUAL Tick, also known as the T-QUAL Mark, is the national symbol of quality that consumers can identify and use to make better informed decisions when choosing products or services in the tourism industry.
Your consumer rights
The Australian Government provides a range of information to consumers, in a range of languages to help travellers get the most out of their trip to Australia.
Information is made available for visitors to Australia on consumer rights and how to lodge a complaint.
These resources are provided through Australia's Tourist Consumer Protection Working Group led by the Australian Government.