Read our general advice on reducing your risk of being assaulted. See practical tips on staying safe and avoiding danger.

Before you go overseas, be aware of some of the common scams that happen to travellers. Take steps to minimise your risk.

We deliver a range of consular services for Australians overseas. These include travel advice, notarial services, passports, consular support and crisis response.

This page explains our travel advisories for destinations, how we develop and update our travel advisories and what each advice level means in travel advisories.

The Smartraveller social media accounts include Twitter, Facebook, and social bookmarking and sharing buttons.

We work closely with a range of government and not for profit partners to prepare our advice, and to promote Smartraveller.

There is an ongoing threat of kidnapping in many parts of the world. Explore this page to learn about reducing the risk of kidnapping, before you go.