Travel Advisories

The following travel advisories are from the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
Find out more about  travel advisories meanings, and general advice for Australian travellers on world-wide risks to Australians overseas.
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Algeria	19 Aug 2008 05:16:45 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Terrorism (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	19 Aug 2008 04:31:25 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Entry and Exit Requirements (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Nepal	19 Aug 2008 04:27:23 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Suriname	19 Aug 2008 03:43:42 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
India	19 Aug 2008 00:01:59 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Summary and Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Mexico	18 Aug 2008 05:48:29 GMT
The advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Crime (update), and Local Laws (property investment). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Kenya	18 Aug 2008 04:15:10 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Local Laws (ban on plastic bags in Nairobi). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Central African Republic	18 Aug 2008 04:04:15 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Finland	18 Aug 2008 04:01:15 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Mozambique	18 Aug 2008 03:58:54 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Local Travel (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Saudi Arabia	14 Aug 2008 09:50:04 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Georgia	14 Aug 2008 06:41:19 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Jordan	14 Aug 2008 06:11:29 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Crime (shooting near Roman ruins in Amman), Local Travel (taxis) and Local Laws (professional legal advice). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Laos	13 Aug 2008 07:52:37 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Summary and Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (Flood level warnings Vientiane and Luang Prabang provinces). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Estonia	13 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Tajikistan	13 Aug 2008 04:57:11 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Yemen	13 Aug 2008 04:46:56 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Terrorism (update), Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update) and Local Laws (professional legal advice). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Botswana	13 Aug 2008 04:37:57 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Local Travel (update), and Local Laws (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Philippines	12 Aug 2008 06:12:32 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Terrorism (armed clashes in central Mindanao). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Vietnam	12 Aug 2008 04:39:36 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and Local Travel (road and rail closures due to flooding). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
China	11 Aug 2008 11:15:07 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update). The level for Xinjiang Province has increased (reconsider your need to travel). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Italy	08 Aug 2008 06:55:46 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Crime (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Cambodia	08 Aug 2008 06:36:28 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Civil Unrest/Political Tension (ongoing tensions on the Cambodian-Thai border). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
General Advice to Australian Travellers	08 Aug 2008 06:29:51 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Local Laws (seek professional advice, medication).
Burma	07 Aug 2008 08:02:40 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update) and Information for Dual Nationals (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Mauritania	07 Aug 2008 05:41:19 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (military coup). The overall level of the advice has increased.
Ireland	07 Aug 2008 04:30:14 GMT
This advice has been revised and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Jamaica	07 Aug 2008 04:27:10 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Local Travel (update), and Health Issues (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Malaysia	07 Aug 2008 02:43:30 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Local Travel (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Romania	06 Aug 2008 01:03:07 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Guatemala	06 Aug 2008 00:58:53 GMT
This advice has been revised and reissued. It contains new information in the Local Travel (travel to Tajumulco Volcano and surrounding areas). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Syria	06 Aug 2008 00:52:41 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Local Travel (visas), Local Laws (professional legal advice) and Where to Get Help (Canadian Embassy website). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
New Zealand	06 Aug 2008 00:47:19 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (update), Entry and Exit Requirements (quarantine regulations) and Health Issues (reciprocal health care agreement). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Mali	06 Aug 2008 00:42:05 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Terrorism (update) and Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Bahrain	05 Aug 2008 04:40:06 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Local Laws (drink driving penalties). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Chile	05 Aug 2008 03:34:02 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Crime (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Maldives	05 Aug 2008 03:29:14 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Civil Unrest/Political Tension (elections), Local Travel (update) and Where to Get Help (High Commission website). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Bolivia	05 Aug 2008 03:11:27 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Local Travel (update), and Health Issues (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Peru	05 Aug 2008 01:35:17 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and Crime (update), Local Travel (APEC Leaders Conference) and Local Laws (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Turkey	04 Aug 2008 07:55:17 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank	04 Aug 2008 07:36:06 GMT
This advice has been reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Terrorism (bulldozer incidents in West Jerusalem). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Greece	04 Aug 2008 06:58:34 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Crime (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Pakistan	02 Aug 2008 04:33:05 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Terrorism (kidnap threat against Westerners). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Nigeria	01 Aug 2008 08:05:35 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (militant group MEND ends ceasefire, kidnap incidents), Local Laws (smoking ban) and Where to Get Help (High Commission website). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Germany	01 Aug 2008 06:45:50 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Local Travel (Oktoberfest), and Where to Get Help (consular services during Oktoberfest). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Burundi	01 Aug 2008 06:32:48 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update) and Local Travel (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Belgium	01 Aug 2008 06:24:01 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Belize	01 Aug 2008 06:12:45 GMT
The advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Rwanda	01 Aug 2008 06:04:13 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Croatia	01 Aug 2008 05:52:19 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Local Travel (update), and Entry and Exit Requirements (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Iran	31 Jul 2008 00:43:41 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Terrorism (explosion in Shiraz) and Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Uganda	30 Jul 2008 07:09:53 GMT
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Terrorism (US Warden Message), Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update) and Crime (attacks in national parks). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
Tanzania	30 Jul 2008 07:03:39 GMT