What are travel advisories and what is their purpose?
Travel advisories are just that: advice. They are not warnings and they are not mandatory. In addition to information about security, the travel advisories provide useful, practical tips on travelling such as health, local laws, local customs and entry and exit requirements. We do not and cannot make decisions for you about whether, when or where you should travel. The decision to travel is a personal responsibility and Australians are responsible for their own safety. Our travel advisories aim to help you make your own well-informed travel decisions. In issuing travel advice we do not ‘single out’ countries. Rather, we maintain a travel advice on most countries that are popular destinations for Australians in all regions of the world. Travel advice – like on-line registration of your travel details and travel insurance – are tools to help you avoid difficulties while travelling. We recommend all Australians check the travel advice for their destinations, both before leaving Australia
