ABOUT AUSTRALIA - TRANSPORT
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Australia's Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services
COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE:
There are national and international telecommunications. Australia's Country code is 61. The outgoing international code is 0011. Payphones are available in red, green, gold or blue. Green, gold and blue phones also have International Direct Dialling (IDD) and Subscriber Trunk Dial (STD). Red phones can only be used for local phone calls, the minimum cost of which is 40c. Phonecards are available at newsagents, supermarkets and chemists in denominations of A$2, 5, 10 and 20. Creditphones, which take most major credit cards, can be found at airports, many hotels and main centres.
POSTAL SERVICES:
There are post offices in all main towns.
PRESS:
The main daily newspapers include The Australian, the Australian Financial Review, the Melbourne Age, the Advertiser (SA), The Bulletin, the Sunday Telegraph and the Sunday Mail.
INTERNET:
Internet access is widely available. Australia's country domain classifier is '.au'
Telstra - Australian Telecommunications
Optus - Australian Telecommunications
DCITA - Department of Information Technology and the Arts - This website provides information about the Australian Government's Department's wide range of changing policy areas - from telecommunications, satellites, new communications technologies and digital broadcasting, to performing and visual arts, intellectual property, orchestras, and Australia's cultural heritage.
 For useful Australian links, visit the Links page.
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