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Information you can trust: Australia.

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Information you can trust: Australia

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Most of what you need to know about local services and voting comes from official sources you can check yourself. This sheet covers simple habits for checking claims and spotting messages that only pretend to be official.

Go to the source

  • Read agendas, minutes, budgets and notices before relying on a summary.
  • Type the official web address yourself, or search the main government portal.
  • For voting, use only your official election office.

Check the claim

  • Open a new tab and look up who is behind it.
  • Find the original notice or document.
  • Check the date: is it old news shared as new?
  • If you can’t check it, don’t share it.

Spot a scam

  • Watch for urgency, threats and unexpected contact.
  • Be wary of requests for personal or bank details, or payment by gift card or cryptocurrency.
  • Don’t click links or call numbers in the message. Find the agency’s contact details yourself.

If it happens

  • Stop replying, and contact your bank if you shared bank details.
  • Report it using the official routes on the back of this sheet.

In Australia

  • myGov scams. myGov will only ask you to sign in through the official app or by typing my.gov.au into your browser, and will never ask you to reply with your personal information or sign-in details. Scams may send a link or attachment, ask for codes or bank details, ask for money, or push you to act urgently.
  • Report a myGov scam. Email suspected myGov scams to reportascam@servicesaustralia.gov.au. myGov also points to the Scamwatch website for how to spot and avoid scams.
  • Election information. The Australian Electoral Commission’s Stop and Consider guidance says to check the content and the source of what you see about the electoral process, and if unsure, not to share it. Warning signs include urgency, no clear source, old content and voting details without authorisation.

Official places to check:

  • myGov (Services Australia): my.gov.au/en/about/privacy-and-security/security/mygov-scams/how-to-spot-a-mygov-scam
  • Australian Electoral Commission: www.aec.gov.au/Elections/electoral-advertising/stopandconsider.htm

General information, not advice about your own situation. Checked 19 October 2026. If an official source says something different, it is right. Free to copy and adapt. moraph.org/commons/sessions/voice/information-you-can-trust