Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
PRACTICALITIES
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DVVDs Australian DVDs are encoded for Region 4, which includes Mexico, South
America, Central America, New Zealand, the Pacific and the Caribbean.
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NNewspapers The main newspapers are the Advertiser(SA), the NT News(Dar-
win) and the Centralian Advocate(Alice Springs). The Age, Sydney Morning Herald
and Australiannewspapers are readily available.
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Radio
dio Tune in to Triple J (ABC youth radio station) and the multicultural SBS Na-
tional Radio.
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SSmookiing Banned on public transport and in pubs, bars and eateries.
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TV On TV you'll find the government-sponsored ABC, the multicultural SBS, Im-
parja (an Aboriginal-owned station), the three major commercial stations: Seven,
Nine and Ten; plus additional digital channels.
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Weigh
ights & Me
s & Measuures Australia uses the metric system.
Discount Cards
Seniors Card
The
Seniors Card
(
www.seniorscard.com.au
)
is available to permanent residents over
the age of 60, giving discounts on everything from accommodation and tours to car hire
and meals (with participating businesses, of course). The card is free; apply online. Even
without a card, seniors with proof of age receive a discount on admission to many attrac-
tions in central Australia.
Student Cards
A student card entitles you to a wide range of discounts - from transport and tour charges
to admission fees. The most common is the
International Student Identity Card
(ISIC;
www.isiccard.com
)
. To get one you need proof of full-time student status.
The same organisation also produces the
International Youth Travel Card
(IYTC) with
benefits equivalent to the ISIC, issued to people between 12 and 26 years of age and not
full-time students. Another similar card is the
International Teacher Identity Card
(ITIC),
available to teaching professionals.
All three cards are issued by student unions, hostelling organisations and student-travel
companies.
