Australia is large, hot, dry, and mostly flat. Most coverage is somewhat near to one of the coasts, and is densest in the southeast. Place names often have interesting names with Aboriginal roots, like 'Wollongong' or 'Wagga Wagga', which sound different to New Zealand's Maori-rooted place names.
Plates
Most Australian plates are full-width and white, with black text. Some license plates in New South Wales are yellow, and some plates in the Northern Territories have red text on a white background, so appear to have a red tinge when blurred.
Road markings
All-white road lines.
Road signs
Bollards
Australia has a plain white bollard with a red rectangular strip on the front, and a grey reflector on the back.
Poles
Australian has several unique utility poles which can help identify the state or territory.
Scenery
Car metas
Area codes
Area code map of Australia. Landline phone numbers are prefixed by these area codes. Mobile phone numbers begin with 04.
Miscellaneous
Some tips to distinguish various Australian states
