Qantas Frequent Flyer - security sceening in Australia

I will be taking 2 domestic Australian flights in Novemeber and boarding a Qantas flight enroute back to the US. Do I have to go through the whole little-bottles-in-a-baggie nonsense like in the US? I'm hoping the Australian version of the TSA is smarter than their US counterparts.

Australia security is less irritating than in the US - no shoe carnival (you only have to remove your shoes, belts, jewellry and other metallic items if they set the alarm off) and no restrictions on liquids. You will need to take aerosols out of your carry on, and put them in a tray, and they must also have a lid. Laptops must also be x-rayed separately.

You may be randomly selected for explosives trace testing.

But the process is efficient and the queues are never long. I was struck by how efficient Australian security is in comparison to US security last night when travelling on a domestic flight.

But the process is efficient and the queues are never long. I was struck by how efficient Australian security is in comparison to US security last night when travelling on a domestic flight.

While this is certainly true for domestic security, if the OP is taking some domestic flights and then a Qantas international flight, beware the security nightmare on the international leg! I flew out of Brisbane to LAX two weeks ago, they confiscated all liquids and patted down every passenger on the plane. The queue was about an hour long, and the flight left about two hours late!

Yes the US imposes its rules on all flights TO the US from anywhere :td: so no liquids (or only small ones in baggie), no duty free except fully sealed with receipt showing purchased at your departing airport on day of departure, etc.

For domestic flights (and most international flights for that matter) no problem as long as you aren't carrying explosives.