Author: Australians Detained Abroad

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 16 October 2014.   This advice contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and security (the US Embassy in Ethiopia issued a message to US citizens on 14 October 2014 advising of a possible terrorist threat to Bole area of Addis Ababa). We continue to advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Ethiopia, including Addis Ababa, due to the threat of terrorist attack against Western interests and ongoing tensions.

Read it here: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Ethiopia

DFAT Have issued a travel advisory on Saudi Arabia:

This Advice was last issued on Friday, 17 October 2014.   This advice contains new information under Safety and security (on 14 October 2014, one US national was killed and another injured during a shooting incident at a petrol station in Riyadh). We continue to advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Saudi Arabia.

Read the entire travel advice here: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Saudi_Arabia

Large numbers of Australians get into trouble overseas as a direct result of partying too hard and forgetting about simple safety precautions. Parties and festivals like Full Moon Parties in Koh Phangan, Thailand and Oktoberfest in Germany can be fun experiences but drinking too much or taking drugs can put you in difficult and often dangerous situations far from home. Check out our top ten tips and make sure your trip is memorable for all the right reasons.

Read DFAT’s top ten tips for travellers heading overseas to party: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/tips/partying.html

This Advice was last issued by DFAT on Tuesday, 21 October 2014.   This advice includes updated information in the Summary and under Entry and exit (the Central African Republic may take preventative measures to avoid the spread of Ebola, including border closures). We continue to strongly advise you not to travel to the Central African Republic. The security situation across the country, including Bangui, remains fragile due to ongoing serious and indiscriminate violence, activities of armed rebels and other groups and high levels of serious crime.

Read it here: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Central_African_Republic

From DFAT:

This Advice was last issued on Friday, 26 September 2014.   This advice contains information in the Summary and under Safety and Security (spill-over from the Syrian conflict could lead to attacks against targets in Turkey, including Ankara, Istanbul and areas close to the Syrian border. Syrian refugees have clashed with locals in a number of cities. You should exercise particular caution at times of heightened tensions). We advise Australians to reconsider the need to travel to border areas with Syria, Iraq and Iran due to the unpredictable security situation, and we continue to advise Exercise a high degree of caution elsewhere in Turkey because of the threat of terrorist attack

For More: http://smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Turkey