While there are tens of thousands of Apps available in the Android Market, what apps are available with specific content for Aussies? Following is a list that I hope will grow rapidly over time.
Last Updated: 2nd August 2010, version 1.1
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Disclaimer: I haven’t tried all of these, evaluated all of them or vouch for whether they are useful or not. Your mileage will vary, I’m just pointing out that they exist and seem to have semi-decent user ratings (three stars or above).
| Name | Description | Price | Search For |
| ABC | Displays content from the ABC website – News, Sport, TV guide etc. | Free | ABC |
| Au Weather | Australian only weather app including wdight with statusbar temp display. Beta, read the disclaimer. | Free | Au Weather
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| AFL Live Scores | Live updating of AFL scores | Free | AFL Live
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| AnyStop: Perth Transit | Real-time transit information from Perth Transit – bus, train, ferry? | Free | AnyStop |
| The Ashes | Australia – England specific cricket news from the CricInfo RSS feed | UK0.99 | The Ashes |
| Australia Cafe Guide Review | Find your nearest cafe – powered by Whereismycoffee! | Free | Australia Cafe |
| Aussie Loo | Locate and find toilets in Australia – includes trip planning | Free | Aussie Loo |
| Aussie Free Wi-Fi | Locate, find and search free-access Wi-Fi hotspots across Australia | €0.99 | Aussie Free Wi-Fi |
| Aussie Tax Calculator | Calculates income tax based on 2009-10 tax rates | Free | Aussie Tax |
| Aussie Weather Radar | See the weather maps and radar from the BOM site in your phone | Free | Aussie Weather |
| Australia Travel Guide | Includes latest travel info on Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and more. | Free | Australia Travel Guide |
| Australia TV Droid |
Free to air and Pay TV guide, up to three days in advance | Free | Australia TV Droid |
| Australian Race Results | Horse, harness and greyhound racing results. Live results straight from major tracks. | Free | Australian Race |
| buUuk | Find food and drink in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, Hobart, Canberra | Free | buUuk |
| CBA Mobile Banking | Commonwealth Bank mobile bank launcher | Free | CBA |
| Dunny Directories – Australia | Find public toilets, enough said | Free | Dunny |
| Footy Scoreboard | Live scores for AFL, Rugby League, Union and Soccer Football | Free | Footy Scoreboard |
| Fuel Watch Western Australia | Get the locations of the cheapest fuel within the Perth metropolitan area | Free | Fuel Watch |
| Go! Sydney | Sydney train timetable software | Free | Go! Sydney |
| Home Delivery & Takeaway | Over 900 restaurants (metro areas only) that deliver to your home or office – Italian, Thai, Indian, Chinese and more | Free | Australia (scroll down  |
| iiDroid | Simple usage meter application & widget for iiNet customers in Australia | Free | iiDroid |
| KM Tracker | If your car is on a novated lease, use this app to track your yearly KMs against your required FBT target | Free | KM Tracker |
| Melbourne Trains | View Melbourne train timetables from your phone – enter starting and destination stations to get info | Free | Melbourne Trains |
| Mix FM | Streaming radio | Free | Mix FM |
| MovieTimes Captain | Cinema showing times for Australian users – currently supports Hoyts and Village cinemas. | Free | Movie Times |
| NeatStreets | Report graffiti, potholes, and other problems in your local area – tied to www.neatstreets.com.au | Free | NeatStreets |
| Rough Guides Australia | Travel guide from this popular series | US$14.99 | Rough Guides |
| Stop 3 Data Roaming | For users on the 3 network, helps prevent expensive data roaming | Free | Stop 3 |
| Sydney Traffic Cameras | Images sourced from the RTA website | Free | Sydney Traffic |
| Three Australia Usage Meter | Retrieves current usage from the 3 website |
Free | Three Australia |
| Tram Hunter | Android client to Yarra Trams tram Tracker service for real-time location of Melbourne trams. | Free | Tram Hunter |
| Total Footy | Live AFL match scores that auto refresh every 30 seconds. Ladder, summaries, timezone support and previous results | Free | Total Footy |
| Urbanspoon | Suggests restaurants near you – major Australian cities only | Free | Urbanspoon |
| Virgin Mobile Usage Meter | Simple meter and widget which displays usage data for Virgin Australia prepaid and postpaid accounts. | Free | Virgin Mobile |
| White Pages Australia | Search White Pages data from your phone | Free | White Pages Australia |
| Yellow Pages Australia | Search Yellow Pages data from your phone | Free | Yellow Pages Australia |
What’s missing from this list? Let me know in the Comments below.
Coming soon: a list of the main ‘global apps’ and how they work in Australia – e.g. Google Maps turn by turn navigation.
[...] And the Australian specific Android apps are listed here. [...]
Also:
buUuk – restaurant review guide. Free.
Movie Times Captain – links to major cinema chain’s movie times. Free.
Good stuff.. Exactly what a new Aussie Android user needs!
Internode usage apps:
Anode Internode Widget
Internode Usage Meter
Thanks mate!
I’ve also found out something interesting on google : http://www.theaussiefriends.com
Androlib : http://www.androlib.com/r.aspx?r=theaussiefriends
Hope more are coming, AussieLoo and FreeWiFi are really useful !
Also : AussieWoolies&Coles
One for your list of global apps that work here – “Stock Quote” (free) will allow you to list ASX stocks and provides prices plus some related info.
South Australian community radio station Fresh 92.7′s Android application.
Barcode Installer:
http://fresh927.com.au/userfiles/android.jpg
Great list, keep it up!
Another Aussie App (actually this one’s an AppWidget, so you add it to your Home/Launcher as a “Widget”):
SnowCell.net Australia Ski Slopes
http://www.appbrain.com/app/snowcell-net-australia-ski/com.coreform.android.snowcellnet.australia
QR Code @ http://qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=5&d=http://market.android.com/search?q=pname:com.coreform.android.snowcellnet.australia
Awesome, Very Standard Applications.
I recommend Calling plus a simple utility application for android devices which works on android 2.0+ devices and very handy and helpful app for every individual who is calling abroad using calling cards or PBX access numbers.
Try it now on android Market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=br.callingplus
or
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.br-callingplus-xEDnC.aspx
or
http://www.appbrain.com/app/calling-plus/br.callingplus