Before you book your flight and jet of to explore you need to get yourself a visa. As a backpacker the visa you will need is a Working Holiday Visa and you can get this from www.immi.gov.au along with loads of information which is well worth reading through.
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What is a Working Holiday Visa?
A WHV allows people from other countries to live, work and study in Australia for up to 12 months. It is primarily aimed at people who want to have an extended holiday which they supplement through casual work. You must be between the ages of 18 and 30 to apply, which is super easy to do. Simply fill in an online application, pay the fee (currently $365) and wait. My application was approved within 6 hours so it's also quite quick too but bear in mind it can take up to 6 days to be granted (which is still pretty fast I think).
