There are a lot of safety tips you can learn if you wish to travel around Australia. A lot of visitors forget how hot and raggered the Australian Outback really can be. You also have to take care at the beaches as Australia has a lot of summer drownings and a percentage of these are visitors that did not understand how to swim at the beaches safely. For all the tips have a look at

http://www.webwombat.com.au/travel/articles/tips-travelling-australia.htm it is really worth a read if you intend to travel to Australia.