Австралийские ресурсы для вновь приезжих

Government & stuff:

• http://www.ato.gov.au/ – Taxation, laws .. blah blah
• http://www.bom.gov.au/ - Meteorology
• http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/ – Sydney/Canberra road rules, driving licences other road related stuff
• http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home - Melbourne road rules and etc

Entertainment:

• http://www.cityofsydney.com.au/ – general details about Sydney, news, events
• http://www.darlingharbour.com.au/
• http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/
• http://www.ticketek.com.au/ – buy tickets to almost anything
• http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/ – same
• http://www.eatability.com.au/ - restaurants guide. Good stuff
• http://www.walkabout.com.au/- main events, where to go, sightseeing
• events.act.gov.au - ACT events
• http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/ - Melbourne

Transport:

• http://www.cityrail.info/ – Sydney trains
• http://www.131500.info/ – Sydney buses, trains & ferries
• http://www.action.act.gov.au/ - Canberra busses
• http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/ - Melbourne Transport
• http://www.railaustralia.com.au/ - Train around the Australia
• http://www.bicyclensw.org.au/ - NSW bicyclers
• http://www.whereis.com.au/ – local maps
• http://maps.google.com/ - maps

Newspapers and online news:

• http://www.smh.com.au/
• http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/
• http://www.ninmsn.com.au/
• http://www.theage.com.au/ - Melbourne

Trading/Private Ads

• http://www.ebay.com.au/
• http://www.truelocal.com.au/ – your local newspaper ads (from plumbing to electricians and more)
• http://www.tradingpost.com.au/ – local private ads (buy/sell)
• http://www.gumtree.com.com/ - private ads

Online shops:

• http://www.zazz.com.au/ – one day bargains (interesting and popular)
• http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/ – same
• http://www.msy.com.au/ – computers & stuff
• http://www.cpl.net.au/ – same
• http://www.cworld.com.au/
• http://www.graysonline.com.au/ – large auction site with lots of stuff
• http://www.bestgames.com.au/ – board & card games shop
• http://www.bestchess.com.au/ – chess, backgammon and mahjongs

Online Bookstores:

• http://www.dymocks.com.au/ - has the IT books in local stores (1-3 days delivery)
• http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/
• http://www.borders.com.au/home.asp
• http://www.seekbooks.com.au/ - the cheapest and the fastest store
• http://www.fishpond.com.au/
• http://www.woodslane.com.au/

Communication & IT:

• http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/ - details about all the ISP providers in Australia, prices, comparisons and more
• http://www.worlddialpoint.net.au/ - SIP phone provider with good prices and good quality
• http://www.engin.com.au/ – same
• http://www.telstra.com.au/, http://www.optus.com.au/ the largest landline phone companies
• http://www.foxtel.com.au/ – cable tv
• http://transact.com.au/ - TV, phone, internet provider in ACT

Cheapest Online Retailers:

• http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/
• http://www.dailydeals.com.au/

Comparison Retailers:

• http://www.myshopping.com.au/
• http://www.shopferret.com.au/
• http://www.shopbot.com.au/
• http://www.staticice.com.au/

The travel agents / Airfare sites:

• http://www.webjet.com.au/
• http://www.zuji.com.au/
• http://www.airfares.com.au/
• http://www.flightcentre.com.au/
• http://www.bestflights.com.au/
• http://www.jetabroad.com/

Job:

• http://www.seek.com.au/
• http://www.mycareer.com.au/
• http://www.jobjobjobs.com.au/

Car sales:

• carsales.com.au
• drive.com.au
• carguide.com.au
• carpoint.com.au
• redbook.com.au

Property renting:

• realestate.com.au
• domain.com.au
• property.com.au
• myhome.com.au

Business Search:

• http://www.whitepages.com.au/
• http://yellowpages.com.au/

Weather:

• weather.com.au
• http://www.marine.csiro.au/~lband/web_point/ - ocean temperature

Medicine:

• iselect.com.au - Selecting the medical insurances
• www.doctors-4u.com - bulkbilling doctors

Fruit Markets

• http://www.belconnenmarkets.com.au/ - Belconnen, ACT
• Fyshwick Fruit Market - Fyshwick, ACT

Stuff:

• Banks: CBA, Westpac, StGeorge, NAB, Bendigo, BankOfQld ...
• Insurers: NRMA, GIO, AAMI
• Home loans: RAMS, RESI
• Health insurances: MBF, NIB, HCF, AHM, Medibank ...
• Car Insurances: NRMA, AMI, RACV, RACQ