Tourism

Plan your trip with australia.com, the official Tourism Australia website. The site offers a wide range of travel information and planning tools including over 2000 images, a currency converter, daily weather updates, interactive maps, suggested holiday itineraries, holiday deals, specialist travel agents and more. The information is available in nine languages.

Tourist Refund Scheme

The Tourist Refund Scheme enables you to claim a refund, subject to certain conditions, of the goods and services tax (GST) and wine equalisation tax (WET) that you pay on goods you buy in Australia.

New Arrivals

For new arrivals to Australia, to answer questions ranging from citizenship to settling in Australia, please visit the Department of Home Affairs Immigration and citizenship site.

Customs and Biosecurity

The Australian Border Force manages the security and integrity of the Australian border and assists people and cargo to move in and out of the country.

For information about what items you can bring in, must be declared or requires a permit to be brought into Australia, please visit the Australian Border Force information on entering Australia.

For information on biosecurity, mailing items to Australia and bringing pets to Australia, please visit the Department of Agriculture page on travelling or sending goods to Australia.

Further information on biosecurity may also be provided by Australian Department of Agriculture officials based at the Australian Embassy in Brussels.

Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Australia

Jobs in Australia

The Australian Embassy in Stockholm is not able to assist people in finding employment in Australia.