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Languages spoken

English

Around 20 Australian Aboriginal languages

Name: Dollar

Code: AUD

Symbol: $

Electricity

The electrical current in Australia is 220-240V and the cycle is 50Hz. The Australian three pin power outlet is different from some other countries so you may need an adaptor.

Three different time zones cross Australia:

Eastern (GMT + 10) for New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.

Australia also has Daylight Saving where the clocks are put forward one hour. New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia have daylight saving from the end of October to the beginning of April. In Tasmania they start at the beginning of October to the beginning of April. Western Australia have it too, from the end of October to the end of March. The Northern Territory and Queensland don’t have Daylight Saving.

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