Essential Australian Phone Numbers, Apps & Websites 2026 — Save This Page

🚨 Emergency — memorise these

Situation	Number	Notes
Police / Fire / Ambulance emergency	000	Free from any phone; works without SIM or credit. From mobiles, 112 also connects.
Police — non-urgent	131 444	Report incidents that aren't emergencies (most states).
State Emergency Service (storm/flood help)	132 500	Trees down, roof damage, rising water.
Poisons Information	13 11 26	24/7 — swallowed something, bitten, stung.
Crime Stoppers (anonymous tips)	1800 333 000

Service	Contact	Notes
healthdirect — 24/7 nurse triage	1800 022 222	Free advice: "do I need a doctor tonight or can it wait?"
Lifeline — crisis support	13 11 14	24/7. Text 0477 13 11 14 also available.
Beyond Blue — mental health	1300 22 4636	24/7 counselling and referrals.
1800RESPECT — domestic/sexual violence	1800 737 732	24/7, confidential.
Medicare (Services Australia)	132 011	Enrolments, cards, claims.
After-hours home doctor	13SICK (13 74 25)	Bulk-billed after-hours GP visits, most cities.

Service	Contact	What for
Department of Home Affairs (visas)	131 881 · immi.homeaffairs.gov.au	Visa conditions, VEVO checks, citizenship.
ATO (tax)	13 28 61 · ato.gov.au	TFN, myTax, super questions.
Services Australia / Centrelink	131 202 (multilingual)	Payments and services; myGov is the front door.
Fair Work Ombudsman	13 13 94 · fairwork.gov.au	Pay rates, workplace rights — helps regardless of visa.
myGov	my.gov.au	One login: ATO, Medicare, Centrelink.
Australian consular emergency (from overseas)	+61 2 6261 3305	For Australians abroad; 1300 555 135 domestically.

Service	Contact	Notes
TIS National — free interpreting	131 450	24/7 phone interpreting in 150+ languages for talking to any Australian service — doctors, banks, police. Free for you.

Emergency+ — official app that reads your GPS coordinates to the 000 operator. Install it on day one.
BOM Weather — the Bureau of Meteorology's radar; Australians check it religiously. State fire apps (Hazards Near Me NSW, VicEmergency, etc.) are essential in summer.
Service NSW / Service VIC etc. — state apps holding your digital licence and rego.
Beach Safe — patrolled beaches, hazards and flags, from Surf Life Saving Australia.
Transport: TripView/Opal Travel (Sydney), PTV (Melbourne), MyTransLink (Brisbane) — plus Google Maps handles all of them.
Fuel price apps: FuelCheck (NSW), PetrolSpy, 7-Eleven fuel lock — prices swing 40c/L in a single suburb.
WikiCamps / CamperMate — every campsite, rest stop and dump point for road trips.
Woolworths / Coles apps — the weekly half-price cycle is how locals actually grocery shop.

immi.homeaffairs.gov.au — visas · mara.gov.au — find a registered migration agent
my.gov.au — government services · ato.gov.au — tax
seek.com.au — jobs (our jobs playbook) · fairwork.gov.au — pay rates
realestate.com.au + domain.com.au — housing · flatmates.com.au — share houses
moneysmart.gov.au — ASIC's superb free money guidance · energymadeeasy.gov.au — compare utilities
smartraveller.gov.au — travel advisories · bom.gov.au — weather
Emergency numbers while travelling interstate are identical everywhere — 000 is national.

Arriving soon? Pair this page with the migrant checklist or tourist checklist, and keep the biosecurity rules handy for the flight.