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Call Australia from your browser

Short answer

Call Australian landlines from your browser for $0.03 per minute and mobiles for $0.08, and your first 1-minute call is free. Dial +61 and drop the leading 0: 02 5550 1234 becomes +61 2 5550 1234. There's no app, SIM or subscription.

Whether it's Centrelink, the tax office, a bank, your university or family back home, RobinPhone rings any ordinary Australian number from a browser tab, wherever you are. You pay per minute from prepaid credit that never expires.

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Australia calling rates

Landlines$0.03/min
Mobiles$0.08/min

Live rates, last checked . Per minute, pay-as-you-go. No subscription or connection fee. First 1-minute call free.

Dialing Australia

  • Country code: +61
  • Example number: +61 491 570 156
  • Australian numbers have 10 digits starting with 0. From abroad, dial +61 and drop the 0: 0491 570 156 becomes +61 491 570 156, and 02 5550 1234 becomes +61 2 5550 1234.
Starts withWhat it is
02Landlines in New South Wales and the ACT (Sydney, Canberra)
03Victoria and Tasmania (Melbourne, Hobart)
07Queensland (Brisbane, Gold Coast)
08South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory (Adelaide, Perth, Darwin)
04Mobiles
13, 1300, 1800Business and government numbers set up for callers inside Australia (see below)

13, 1300 and 1800 numbers are mainly for callers inside Australia. Government agencies and banks publish separate numbers for people calling from overseas, so look for "calling from outside Australia" on their contact page and use that number instead.

Best time to call Australia

Australia has three main time zones, and only some states use daylight saving (from early October to early April). Offices usually work 9 am to 5 pm local time, Monday to Friday.

Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra

2 hours ahead of Singapore, 3 during Australian daylight saving

Brisbane

2 hours ahead of Singapore all year (no daylight saving)

Adelaide, Darwin

1.5 hours ahead of Singapore (Adelaide 2.5 during daylight saving)

Perth

Same time as Singapore

Who people call in Australia

Calling Australia — FAQ

How much does it cost to call Australia?

$0.03 per minute to Australian landlines and $0.08 to mobiles, billed per minute with no connection fee. Your first 1-minute call is free.

How do I call Centrelink from overseas?

Call +61 3 6222 3455 (not free), Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm Australian Eastern time. Services Australia also lists free-call numbers for some countries on its phone-us page.

How do I call the ATO from overseas?

Call +61 2 6216 1111, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm AEDT. With RobinPhone the call costs $0.03 a minute from your browser.

Why won't my call to a 13, 1300 or 1800 number connect from overseas?

These numbers are mainly set up for callers inside Australia. Agencies and banks publish separate numbers for overseas callers, so check their contact page for the number to use from outside Australia.

Do I need an Australian SIM?

No. RobinPhone works in your browser over Wi-Fi or data, and the person you call answers a normal phone call.

Can I call 000 with RobinPhone?

No. RobinPhone can't call emergency numbers. In an emergency, use a mobile phone.

How-to guides

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