Part three
Pick your state
Australia runs a surprising amount of daily life at state level. Ambulance charges, public transport, renting law, driver licensing and health advice lines are all different depending on which side of a line you are standing on. Choose yours and everything local is on one page.
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra · ~470,000 · The Bush Capital
- Ambulance
- Not free. You get a bill.
- Travel card
- MyWay+
- Health line
- healthdirect · 1800 022 222
New South Wales
Sydney · ~8.5 million · The Premier State
- Ambulance
- Not free. You get a bill.
- Travel card
- Opal card
- Health line
- healthdirect · 1800 022 222
Northern Territory
Darwin · ~255,000 · The Top End
- Ambulance
- Not free. You get a bill.
- Travel card
- Tap and Ride
- Health line
- healthdirect · 1800 022 222
Queensland
Brisbane · ~5.6 million · The Sunshine State
- Ambulance
- Free for Queensland residents, anywhere in Australia.
- Travel card
- go card
- Health line
- 13 HEALTH · 13 43 25 84
South Australia
Adelaide · ~1.85 million · The Festival State
- Ambulance
- Not free. You get a bill unless you have cover.
- Travel card
- metroCARD
- Health line
- healthdirect · 1800 022 222
Tasmania
Hobart · ~575,000 · The Apple Isle
- Ambulance
- Free for Tasmanian residents, within Tasmania.
- Travel card
- Greencard
- Health line
- healthdirect · 1800 022 222
Victoria
Melbourne · ~7 million · The Garden State
- Ambulance
- Not free — but membership is cheap and covers you Australia-wide.
- Travel card
- myki
- Health line
- NURSE-ON-CALL · 1300 60 60 24
Western Australia
Perth · ~2.9 million · The Wildflower State
- Ambulance
- Not free for most people. You get a bill.
- Travel card
- SmartRider
- Health line
- healthdirect · 1800 022 222
Cities and towns covered
Each links through to its state page. Tell us what is missing and we will add it.