Travel Safety

Smartraveller revamps travel advice, adds SMS crisis alerts

Travel advice is getting easier to access in an emergency, but most flyers will lose the ability ...

5 travel tips you should ignore

Business travellers get a lot of advice from company policies, guidebooks and websites. But some ...

EU blood alcohol limits: what you need to know

Australian travellers to Europe are sometimes confused by the different drink driving limits acro...

Travellers risk diseases by skipping jabs

Seventy-three percent of Australians travelling aren't receiving vaccinations when they travel, d...

New travel alert iPhone app

Frequent flyers have another way to check up-to-the-minute travel safety advice with the new Smar...

AF 447 cockpit voice recorder locat

The "black box" cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from Air France 447 -- the Airbus A330 that disappea...

DFAT bin Laden safety and security advice

Government security agencies and foreign ministries around the world are ramping up their safety ...

Is it safe to travel to Japan during April?

Travellers with trips booked to Japan during April are now asking the question: is it safe to tra...

Is it safe to go to Japan yet?

Business travellers with appointments, suppliers and counterparts in Japan are making decisions a...

Safe to travel to Japan, say UN regulators

In an unusual coordinated joint statement, four UN safety and human health regulators (IAEA, ICAO...

How to register with DFAT's Smartraveller

When disaster strikes abroad -- whether it's an earthquake in Christchurch, an earthquake-tsunami...

Emergency preparedness tips for travellers

We've put together five useful and practical tips to help you stay safe when you're travelling. T...