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>etiquette
Australia, like Canada, is a majority anglo country with a protestant British culture. So generally speaking what would be considered polite/respectful behaviour in Canada and USA would generally be appropriate in Australia. When you cross the street get used to looking to the right as traffic flows in the opposite direction here. On crowded buses and trains give your seat up for old people, pregnant women or someone who is obviously disabled.
>transportation
Sydney has trains, buses, light rail (picrel), ferries and river cats along with taxis and uber. You will need to get an Opal Card and you can buy them at convenience stores or train stations, load some credit on it and use the card to tap on the card reader when you get on and off public transport. Ferries will take you across the harbour as I mentioned in my previous post. River Cats are catamaran boats that go from Sydney harbour along the rivers to various suburbs. Light rail is basically a tram line that moves around the downtown area and also links with other transport. Buses go all over the place. https://transportnsw.info/trip#/trip is a good website to plan trips and get info, there is also a NSW transport app for your smart phone.
>people
Lots of Chinese and Indians. Sydney is a lot like Vancouver. It's a harbour side city, modern, expensive, multicultural. There are some homeless people, methheads and schizos, but mostly people mind their own business, are reasonably polite and friendly and Sydney is generally safe. Use precautions like you would in any city.
>June or July.
IMO Sydney is not as good in the winter. It rains a lot, sky is often grey and the days are short as the sun starts to go down at 4pm and by 5pm its totally dark. Spring (September to November) and Summer (December to February) are the best times in Sydney since the city has a strong outdoor/beach culture. Bring warm clothes, bring a rain poncho, bring some comfy enclosed walking shoes.

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