What safety problems do you encounter in Australia?
Public security in Australia is generally good, but security incidents in other countries or regions may also occur in Australia. Generally speaking, short-term personnel and international students in Australia are at greater security risk. The following accidents are easy to occur in Australia, and special attention should be taken to prevent them:
Traffic accident
Traffic accidents mainly include speeding, unlicensed or forged driver`s license, drunk or driving in violation of traffic regulations, pedestrians crossing the street illegally, not accustomed to the left and wrong direction, and so on. Traffic accidents are one of the common accidents among Chinese citizens in Australia, causing casualties from time to time.
For example, the accident that happened to foreign students last year:
- Australian Perth students in a car accident, lovers killed, 3 seriously injured! You have to do it when you drive!
To avoid car accidents, please be sure to have a license to drive and abide by the traffic rules!
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02 Water-related accident
Wading accidents occur at sea, swimming pools or rivers and lakes, mainly due to non-swimming, activities in dangerous waters, high-risk activities such as snorkeling and rock fishing, failure to take necessary safety measures, poor health, sharks, crocodiles, Box jellyfish and other animals attack.
Portal:
- It`s scary! Australian beaches are crawling with jellyfish! 20,000 people have been jingled! Go to the beach and see the jellyfish run!
03 personal injury
Physical assaults occur mainly in secluded and remote areas, and may also occur in downtown areas, even at home, in meetings with strangers, or at night. Personal assault mostly involves property disputes or robberies, may also be caused by sexual assault, or the other party after drinking, drug abuse after losing self-control.
Portal:
- Scared! What happened in Australia: Melbourne drivers were scared to death by psychopaths, vagrants were robbed, couriers were robbed, New Island men hit their own sons, Sydney men suffered skull fractures.
Looting of property, targeting theft, robbery of cash or valuables, may occur at home, or in large mobile areas such as tourist attractions, commercial centers, restaurants and restaurants, or secluded areas such as parking lots, which are usually difficult to solve.
Portal:
- Please pay attention to Chinese students at the University of Melbourne: the gangsters are already targeting you! Be careful of being robbed of property
05 Economic fraud
Economic fraud is mainly investment, rental housing, identity theft, immigration, online consumption, phone fraud and so on. Swindlers often use "low investment, high returns" as bait, deceiving trust, thereby defrauding money.
Portal:
- Fraud blacklist exposed! Foreign exchange was deceived by $5000. a number of migrant vacationers were recruited!
06 Drug-related offences
Drug-related crimes mainly include goods, luggage, drug storage, collection of drug-related packages on behalf of people, illegal import or import of controlled drugs such as Contek, cultivation, refining drugs, and so on. Drug-related crimes are serious crimes and are severely punished.
Portal:
- When a 25-year-old woman returns home, she may face the death penalty upon landing! Be careful with purchasing agents for friends.
07 Field risk
Australia is a vast area with few people in the field, traffic and communication conditions may be poor, geography, geomorphology, harmful animals and plants and other natural environments, weather may rise and fall, extreme high temperature or very low temperature can easily lead to a rapid decline in health conditions, threatening life.
08 Health disorders
In addition to long-term diseases, car accidents lead to disability, work-related injuries, acute and serious illness and other sudden accidents, psychological diseases also occur from time to time. The elderly and infirm should pay special attention to their health when they come to Australia. Australian medicine is expensive and should be covered by travel or medical insurance.
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- Talk about hospitalization for the elderly in Australia: what kind of experience is it to see a doctor in Australia?
09 documents security
Passport loss, damage is more common, such as stolen with property, or do not cherish documents lost, or children torn up, or detained on mortgage, and so on. The long cycle of issuing a new passport will cause inconvenience to life and travel.
Portal:
- What did What are you do? What if you lose your passport for an Australian tour?
10 loss of contact
Loss of contact includes cell phone shutdown or power down, failure to browse e-mail or social media in a timely manner, etc., intentionally or unintentionally not actively contacting or responding to questions from relatives and friends for a long period of time. Loss of contact is easy to cause panic to relatives and friends, but also not conducive to their own safety.
Remember! In any case, remember: life safety first! Remember to call the police number: 000
How can I ask for help in danger?
Police call for help: 000
000 is the all-Australia General Police, first aid, fire call sharing, do not accept SMS services.
If you can`t speak English, please say "Chinese" for online translation. Please select the police, fire department or ambulance to provide as detailed information as possible, especially accurate location information such as city area, street name, door number and so on. If you are on the road, you should inform you of the name of the town and road you have just passed. Don`t hang up until the operator gets all the information you need.
112 is an alternative call for help, only for mobile phone users to dial. Deaf and mute people can call 106 for help.
Police help: 131,444 cases of vehicle theft, minor traffic accidents, property loss and other non-emergency situations, usually call 131,4444 to help the police helpline. In Victoria, please contact the police as close as possible. For more contact with local police, please contact: https://www.afp.gov.au/contact-us
[法] legal aid
There is a victim helpline in all states of Australia. Please be careful to make good use of it.
State legal Aid Council (Legal Aid Commissions) provides laws for those in need
In the event of complex legal problems, it is recommended that you formally hire a lawyer on your own.
The protection of the rights and interests of the payers
In case of product and service quality problems, price fraud, rental disputes, taxi detour, etc., you can contact the state consumer rights and interests protection agencies contact information: (long press to copy links open in the browser)
Canberra region: https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au
Northern Territory: http://www.consumeraffairs.nt.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
New South Wales: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
Victoria: http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au
Tasmania: http://www.consumer.tas.gov.au
Western Australia: http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au
Queensland: http://www.qld.gov.au/law/fair-trading
South Australia: http://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/wcm
Other hotlines
For product and service quality problems, price fraud, rental disputes, taxi detours, etc., contact state consumer rights protection agencies. There are also common hotlines:
- Storm floods: 132 500, in the North Territory, dial 131 44 4. For more disaster help, please link to http://www.disasterassist.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
- Life Helpline: 131 114
- Crime suppression Hotline: 1800 333,000
- Domestic violence: 1800 200 526
- For depression or anxiety, please contact Beyondblue: 1300 224,636
- Suicide Helpline: 1300 659,467
- Child Helpline: 1800 551,800
- Men`s Helpline: 1300 789,978
- For more state help, please contact: http://www.triplezero.gov.au/Pages/StateandTerritoryEmergencyServicesOrganisations.aspx
- Prevention Security is relative, there is no absolute security. In many cases, consular protection cannot recover the damage already caused, so prevention is the best protection. Chinese citizens in Australia should be aware of safety risks, comply with laws and regulations, and prevent accidents as far as possible.
- Save yourself. You are on the spot, understand the context of things, the best person to help you is yourself, so do what you can do yourself. Chinese citizens in Australia should understand and master a certain knowledge of safety and self-help. In the event of trouble, they should first ensure personal safety, proper response and calm handling.
- Local. Local police, hospitals, associations, legal aid, etc., are the closest available resources, so seeking help from local resources in the first place is often the most effective option. You should know such information before you go and ask them for help when you are in trouble.
- Friends and relatives. Those who know and care about you most are relatives and friends, who always offer the most thoughtful help when you need them most. Tell them the itinerary, keep in touch and report safety. In case of trouble, contact them for possible help.
- Be insured. Consular protection is a strong backing for Chinese citizens residing abroad. In case of an emergency or major accident, if you still need help after trying the above means, you can call the diplomatic and consular post in Australia or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hotline at 0011 8610 12308 according to the territorial division. Consular officers will provide advice, advice or necessary assistance to you within the scope of their duties.
