About australia.gov.au

There are lots of government websites and we know it can be hard to find the information you need. Australia.gov.au puts you on the right path by linking to information and services on around 900 Australian government websites as well as selected state and territory resources.

For the public

The australia.gov.au website is primarily for the public and is your trusted source of government information.

The australia.gov.au domain is also a memorable website address for government campaigns used in the media such as australia.gov.au/moneysmart.

You'll find this website is also a source of government information that is not consolidated elsewhere, such as public holidays.

Australian Stories are another feature of our website. They are a collection of professionally researched articles covering a wide variety of educational and cultural themes. There are stories about architecture and design, digital media and film, festivals, history, Indigenous culture, language and literature, theatre and dance, natural environment and heritage and the visual arts and crafts.

Additionally this website highlights particular areas of government online presence, such as promoting government social media profiles, or government mobile applications "apps".

The Digital Transformation Agency is responsible for the development and ongoing operation of this website.

For government agencies

The australia.gov.au domain is a memorable link shortener for government campaigns used in the media such as australia.gov.au/moneysmart. Agencies don't need to register unnecessary domains for content which can exist on their own sites.

Additionally, australia.gov.au highlights particular areas of government online presence, such as promoting government social media profiles, or government mobile applications "apps".

Refer to the Terms of use page for the linking policy on australia.gov.au. Australian government agencies can use the contact us form to tell us about new sites or pages for inclusion in our indexes.

australia.gov.au has been developed with usability, privacy and accessibility principles in mind. We're always keen to improve the site. If you have any feedback, ideas or even complaints, please send them to us using the contact us form.

If you don't wish to send your comments using email, you can send them in writing to the following postal address: