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Information about the Australian honours system can be found on the It's An Honour page of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's website.

Applications for Australian diplomatic or other clearances for government owned or chartered aircraft or ships (including warships and auxiliary military vessels) not engaged in commercial activities are made directly to the relevant Australian authority, as set out below.

The following contact details are provided to assist embassies and consulates seeking information about their nationals in Australian prisons.

Staff and dependants from Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom have access to Medicare, Australia's national health system under reciprocal health care arrangements. Further information is available from the Department of Human Services.