Your first week — Days 1–7

Ambulance cover — check your state

Ambulance is run and charged state by state, and it is not covered by Medicare in most of the country.

Ambulance cover — check your state

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Do this Official Varies — from about $56/year

Ambulance is run and charged state by state, and it is not covered by Medicare in most of the country.

A single ambulance ride commonly costs $500–$1,800. In Queensland and Tasmania it is free for residents. In Victoria a membership costs about a dollar a week. Everywhere else you need cover.

This is the single most expensive thing new arrivals get wrong. Check your state page and sort it in week one.

SourcesAmbulance cover — check your state Queensland Ambulance Service (Free for QLD residents)Ambulance Tasmania (Free for TAS residents)Ambulance Victoria — membership (Victorian membership cost)NSW Ambulance (NSW fees)

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