Telephones
There are two major telephone service providers in Australia - Telstra and Optus. Telstra has traditionally carried all local phone calls, but now both Telstra and Optus compete for local and long distance calls.
Public phones can be found throughout the Perth metropolitan area, in shopping centres and at the airports. International (ISD) calls and long distance calls (STD) can be made easily from public phones by dialing the area or country code in front of the number. These call charges may vary according to time and distance. Check the phone book or call your telephone company for the latest rates. Local calls made from a public phone are charged a fee of 40 cents.
Depending on the type of public phone, calls may be able to be paid with coins, phonecards, or credit cards. The blue and yellow phones will only accept coins. Phonecards come in different denominations from $5 up to $50. These cards are available at most newsagents and convenience stores.
Although Perth has a set time difference between cities, other Capital Cities vary their times depending on what time of year it is. This is due to the "daylight savings" concept which is enforced in Eastern States where the time is set back one hour in order to have more hours of daylight.
Also remember that Christian, Muslim and Jewish working weeks are not the same, and that religious festivals and other public holidays will vary from one country to another.
Telephone numbers beginning with 1800 and 13 can only be dialed from within Australia, and should not be prefixed with an area code. Phone numbers beginning with 1800 are toll free (a small charge may be applicable if the call is made from a cellular phone), where phone numbers beginning with 13 cost no more than a local call from anywhere in Australia.
The White Pages® Directory for Australia can be found at www.whitepages.com.au . The White Pages® Directory allow you to search for residential, business or government departments anywhere in Australia.
The Yellow Pages® Directory for Australia can be found at www.yellowpages.com.au . The Yellow Pages® Directory is a comprehensive directory listing business and government departments.
Emergency Numbers |
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| Police | 000 |
| Fire | 000 |
| Ambulance | 000 |
| Area Codes in Australia | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 02 |
| New South Wales | 02 |
| Northern Territory | 08 |
| Queensland | 07 |
| South Australia | 08 |
| Tasmania | 03 |
| Victoria | 03 |
| Western Australia | 08 |
| Directory Assistance | |
| Local Number | 031 |
| National Numbers | 0175 |
| International Numbers | 0103 |
| Call charges | 0102 |
| Operated assisted calls | 011 |
| International calls | 0101 |
| Dial it services | |
| Country Weather | 1195 |
| Foreign Exchange | 11618 |
| International Flights | 131223 |
| Metro Weather | 1196 |
| Metro Boating Weather | 11541 |
| Time | 1194 |
International Calls
(note: the international dialing codes are correct if you are calling from Western Australia)| Country | Int. Dial Code |
| Argentina | 0011 54 |
| Australia | 0011 61 |
| Austria | 0011 43 |
| Bahrain | 0011 973 |
| Bangladesh | 0011 880 |
| Belgium | 0011 32 |
| Bermuda | 0011 1 441 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina | 0011 387 |
| Brazil | 0011 55 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0011 673 |
| Cambodia | 0011 855 |
| Canada | 0011 1 |
| Central African Republic | 0011 236 |
| China | 0011 86 |
| Christmas Island | 61 |
| Cocos Islands | 61 |
| Colombia | 0011 57 |
| Cook Islands | 0011 682 |
| Croatia | 0011 385 |
| Cuba | 0011 53 |
| Czech Republic | 0011 420 |
| Denmark | 0011 45 |
| Egypt | 0011 20 |
| Fiji | 0011 679 |
| France | 0011 33 |
| French Polynesia | 0011 689 |
| Germany | 0011 49 |
| Greece | 0011 30 |
| Greenland | 0011 299 |
| Guinea | 0011 224 |
| Haiti | 0011 509 |
| Hong Kong | 0011 852 |
| Hungary | 0011 36 |
| India | 0011 91 |
| Indonesia | 0011 62 |
| Iran | 0011 98 |
| Iraq | 0011 964 |
| Ireland Republic of | 0011 353 |
| Israel | 0011 972 |
| Italy | 0011 39 |
| Jamaica | 0011 1 876 |
| Japan | 0011 81 |
| Jordan | 0011 962 |
| Kenya | 0011 254 |
| Korea (North) | 0011 850 |
| Korea (South) | 0011 82 |
| Kuwait | 0011 965 |
| Laos | 0011 856 |
| Madagascar | 0011 261 |
| Malaysia | 0011 60 |
| Maldives | 0011 960 |
| Mauritius | 0011 230 |
| Mexico | 0011 52 |
| Morocco | 0011 212 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 0011 95 |
| Nepal | 0011 977 |
| New Caledonia | 0011 687 |
| New Zealand | 0011 64 |
| Nicaragua | 0011 505 |
| Pakistan | 0011 92 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0011 675 |
| Philippines | 0011 63 |
| Poland | 0011 48 |
| Russia | 0011 7 |
| Samoa (USA) | 0011 685 |
| Samoa Western | 0011 685 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0011 966 |
| Seychelles | 0011 248 |
| Singapore | 0011 65 |
| South Africa | 0011 27 |
| Spain | 0011 34 |
| Sri Lanka | 0011 94 |
| Sweden | 0011 46 |
| Switzerland | 0011 41 |
| Taiwan | 0011 886 |
| Thailand | 0011 66 |
| United Kingdom | 0011 44 |
| USA | 0011 1 |
| Vietnam | 0011 84 |
| Yugoslavia | 0011 381 |