Before you fly — Weeks before departure
Triple Zero — 000
The single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance.
Triple Zero — 000
infrastructure.gov.au
The single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance.
000Works from any phone in Australia — locked, no credit, no SIM. The operator asks which service you need and where you are. Learn the address of wherever you are sleeping tonight.
112 also works from any mobile and connects to the same service. 911 does not work in Australia.
SourcesTriple Zero — 000ACMA — emergency call service (112 and 106 behaviour)
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Usually done around the same time
- healthdirect Free 24/7 health advice line answered by registered nurses, plus a symptom checker and a service finder.
- Lifeline 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention by phone, text and web chat.
- Poisons Information Centre National 24/7 advice line for anything swallowed, inhaled, splashed or injected that should not have been.