Australian facts and figures
Australian currency
A brief introduction to Australian currency and its history, with links to further information.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australian social customs
This page provides an introduction to some common customs in Australia such as meeting people, clothing, polite behaviours, common Australian expressions, and Australian celebrations and holidays.
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Classified Phone Directory (Yellow Pages)
Yellowpages.com.au is an Australian business directory with more than 1.7 million business listings. You can search YellowPages.com.au to find out about and contact these businesses.
Telstra
Climate and weather
The Bureau of Meteorology provides weather forecasts, warnings and observations for all states of Australia. There is also information about climate, hydrology and other weather services
Bureau of Meteorology
Exchange rates
Current exchange rates as listed by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Reserve Bank of Australia
FAQs - National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia provides a series of answers to frequently asked reference questions.
National Library of Australia
Maps of Australia (NLA)
Search over 100,000 maps of Australia held in Australia's libraries, from the earliest mapping to the present. This facility allows you to define an area or enter a search term to search for maps of Australia held in Australia's libraries. The search facility also includes digitised maps.
National Library of Australia
Time
Information about Australian time zones and daylight saving time can be discovered on australia.gov.au.
Department of Finance and Deregulation
White Pages - Phone directory
Whitepages.com.au allows you to search for a business, locate government departments or simply get in touch with a friend anywhere in Australia.
Telstra
Year Book Australia 2012
Year Book Australia is the principal reference work produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It provides a comprehensive and detailed statistical overview of various aspects of the economy and social conditions in Australia. In addition, it contains descriptive matter dealing with Australia's government, international relations, defence, social security, geography and climate.
Australian Bureau of Statistics