Australian Consulate-General

New York CG, United States of America

Consulate-General address: 150 East 42nd Street, 34th Floor, New York - Telephone: 212 351 6500 - Fax: 212 351 6501

MEDIA TRAVEL AND TOURISM INFORMATION

Tourism Australia
2049 Century Park East, Suite 1920
Los Angeles CA 90067
Phone 310 229-4870 Fax 310 552-1215
Media site: media.australia.com
Consumer site: www.australia.com

Other Tourist organizations with offices in the United States:

Northern Territory Tourism Commission
www.nttc.com.au
Phone 310 643-2636 Fax 310 643-2627

Queensland Tourism and Travel Corp
www.qttc.com.au
Phone 310 788-0997 Fax 310 788-0128

South Australian Tourism Commission
www.southoz.com
Phone 949 476-4081 Fax 949 476-4088

Tourism New South Wales
www.tourism.nsw.gov.au
Phone 310 301-6573 Fax 310 301-0913

Tourism Victoria
www.tourism.vic.gov.au
Phone 310 229-4892 Fax 310 552-1215

TRAVELLING TO AUSTRALIA ON ASSIGNMENT

Visas/Electronic Travel Authorities (ETA)
A valid passport or similar acceptable travel document is required of all people wishing to travel to and enter Australia. Everyone, except holders of Australian and New Zealand passports, require a visa or ETA (Electronic Travel Authority) to enter Australia.
All working journalists and crew traveling to Australia on United States passports, for periods up to three months, need a Business Electronic Travel Authority. ETAs are usually issued by your travel agent or airline at the time that they make your bookings. For further information about ETAs, or to check which other nationalities are eligible, please visit the web site of the Australian Embassy in Washington.

The following people need to check with the Immigration Office at the Australian Embassy in Washington on ph 202 797-3145 or fax 212 797-3100 regarding appropriate visas requirements:

Media intending to be based in Australia for an extended period of time, Media producing material specifically for the Australian market,
Models, actors or entertainers.
Outside the United States contact the Department of Immigration & Multicultural Affairs for further information and to locate your nearest Australian Immigration Office.

PLEASE NOTE:
Australian Consulate General, New York does not issue visas or ETAs. Film and Photographic Equipment
If you are taking photographic, film or other equipment you will need to arrange a Carnet prior to departing for Australia. North American Film and Media organizations can contact the Corporation for International Business or call 1-800 ATA-2900.