NewBee · Life admin in Australia, explainedG’day, welcome
New to Australia? Ask anything about getting things done — in your own words, in any language.
Coming changes
Changes & updates →-
From 1 January 2027, the general co-payment returns to CPI adjustment each 1 January.
PBS prescriptions: co-payments and the Safety Net -
2027 maximum student contribution amounts (per EFTSL): law, business, society and culture and similar fields A$18,025; education, English, mathematics, nursing, languages, agriculture A$4,908; allied health, computing, engineering, science and similar fields A$9,880; medicine, dentistry, veterinary science A$14,046.
Domestic student fees: Commonwealth supported places, HECS-HELP and repayments -
WA: car and motorcycle licences from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Cyprus, Serbia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea and Taiwan can be transferred to a WA licence without the theory test or driving assessment (only for applications lodged from this date). Mainland China is not on the list.
Driving on an overseas licence and transferring it to a state licence
What is NewBee?
How we check →NewBee is a free, unofficial guide to life admin in Australia: 38 plain-English guides across 11 topics — tax file numbers, Medicare, driving, renting, Centrelink payments, schools and super. Every guide is written from official Australian federal and state government pages and links to them, and we check 314 official pages every day. Ask the AI in your own words and it answers from these sources, showing where each fact comes from.
Step-by-step checklists
A first-week and first-month checklist for new migrants and international students
Starting work in Australiaa checklist for your TFN, super, pay, leave and tax
Seeing a doctor in AustraliaMedicare eligibility, enrolment, GPs, prescriptions and emergency numbers
Renting in Australiafinding a place, signing, bond, condition report, utilities and getting your bond back (NSW, VIC, QLD)
Having a baby in Australiaa checklist for antenatal care, parental leave, Parental Leave Pay, Family Tax Benefit and child care
Retiring in Australiaa checklist for the Age Pension, super and seniors cards
What do people ask most?
More questions →- How do I get a tax file number?
- How long can I drive on my overseas licence?
- How many hours can I work on a student visa?
- How much is Family Tax Benefit per fortnight?
- My landlord won’t return my bond. What can I do?
- Can I bring spices and sweets from home?
- What is the minimum wage in Australia?
- Can international students or 482 visa holders get Medicare?
- How much super must my employer pay?
- How do I check a migration agent is registered?
Browse by topic
All 38 guides →Apply for a tax file number · Arriving in Australia · Becoming an Australian citizen
Food & drink0Shopping & consumer1Consumer rights
Housing3Buying a home · Electricity and gas bills · Rental bonds and basic tenant rights
Getting around2Buying a used car · Driving on an overseas licence and transferring it to a state licence
Family & kids4Child Care Subsidy · Family Tax Benefit · Getting married in Australia
Education4Domestic student fees · Enrolling your child in a public school · Health cover for students and temporary visa holders
Work & tax7Fixing workplace problems · JobSeeker Payment · Leave entitlements
Health4Enrolling in Medicare · Mental health support · PBS prescriptions
Retirement2Age Pension · Commonwealth Seniors Health Card and state Seniors Cards
Safety & help3Emergency numbers · Enrol to vote after becoming an Australian citizen · Scams in Australia
How NewBee is different from general AI chatbots
We check 314 official Australian pages every day, and flag guides “Under review” as soon as something changes.
Only Australian government and public agency information, with the official link and check date in every answer — no news or forums.
Answers fit the situation and state you choose and what you’ve told it (delete it any time), and we keep adding guides for what people ask most.