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Emergency Number - 112 23-Nov-2007 At 7:20:44 PM skink

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Jeez people, in this day and age why speculate on something so simple to confirm - just Google (PS Brad you're wrong - primary emergency number is 000, secondary is 112 - read below - you should check your facts before sounding off on important issues, and maybe ask for a refund from the first aid course people):

From http://internet.aca.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/1001/pc=PC_100575 - i.e. the government - the people who provide the service (they'd know, ya think):

What are Australia's Emergency Call Services numbers?
Triple Zero (000) is Australia's primary Emergency Call Service number and should be used to access emergency assistance from all telephones (landline, mobile phones and payphones) in the first instance. Information about calling Triple Zero (000) from a voice over internet protocol service is available.
112 is the GSM standard Emergency Call Service number for use with GSM mobile phones, and offers special access features (see below). 112 can also be dialled from other mobile phones, but will only offer the same features that dialling Triple Zero (000) provides.
106 is the text-based Emergency Call Service for people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment. This service operates using a TTY (teletypewriter) and does not accept voice calls or SMS messages.
Both 112 and 106 are secondary emergency call services numbers because they are for use only in relation to particular technologies.

So 000 is the number to remember...

glad I got that off my chest...