Australian software developers have always been quite interested in developing for the Apple iPhone platform, and many of them have made the shift to producing apps for the iPad. We’ve scoured the databases and the media reports to find all we can.

Note that we haven’t included apps here that are developed in Australia but intended for the global market, such as Flight Control HD, just apps that focus on Australia. If you know of other apps for Australia, drop us a line at renai@delimiter.com.au and we’ll add them to the list. We’ve left some of the descriptions here intact from the Apple store where we felt they were the most appropriate way to describe the app.

APC Magazine: iPad app of the popular Australian technology magazine.

The Australian: iPad app of the newspaper owned by News Ltd.

Marine Australia HD: Marine charting application.

Time BOM: Weather sourced from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and displayed with local time.

tvGuide: View current and upcoming listings across Australian television channels. Data stored locally for offline viewing.

Australia iPlane Pro/Lite:Flights’ arrival and departure time, gate number, airline’s flight number, latest status, and destination are synchronized with the iPad.

The Chaser: iPad app of the popular magazine and television series.

Memory-Map: Outdoor GPS and allows user to navigate with topographical maps, street maps or marine charts in Australia or New Zealand.

National Australia Bank: Internet banking, find nearest ATM or branch, exchange rates & interest rates.

BOM Radar HD: Australian weather radar to view the BOM (Bureau of Meteorology) weather radar information located through Australia.

Mobile Agent: Mobile Agent is a real estate browsing experience from Harcourts Real Estate. This application shows property for sale and rent in Australia.

Australia Facts: Australia Facts provides comprehensive facts on the different regions of Australia. The user can easily navigate using the touchable map to find information on every region. History,Language,Transport,Geography, Maps,Main Cities, population etc are provided so that it can be at your fingertips anytime.

Callistemon, Bottlebrush: Pattern pack contains all the information you need to paint your own striking spray of Australian Bottlebrush onto any surface.

Eucalyptus, Gumnuts: This pattern pack contains all the information you need to paint your own beautiful bunch of Eucalyptus gumnuts and blossoms on any surface.

History: Maps of Oceania: An a educational collection of high-resolution historical maps about Oceania.

LawPad: Allows users to access current Commonwealth Act compilations from the Commonwealth of Australia’s ComLaw web site.

Fires NSW: Data is sourced from the NSW Rural Fire Service. It’s not expected to be updated real-time, to the minute, but updates generally occur through the day.

iFirelert AUS: All the latest fire updates and information from the Victorian CFA, Western Australian FESA, South Australian CFS, Tasmanian TFS and the New South Wales RFS are displayed.

Sydney Traffic: Access to the traffic web cams in Sydney. When the application starts up, it checks current location and automatically selects the closest camera. Can also select a camera by name from a list of all cameras and can bookmark cameras.

Sydney Street Map: Also available: Melbourne; Canberra; Surfers Paradise/Gold Coast street maps.

Lasoo: Lasoo is a shopping app which helps you to search across catalogues, products, retailers and brands from thousands of outlets.

The Monthly: The iPad app of the popular Australian magazine. It is a free app that comes with one issue, subsequent issues are available for AUD $4.95 (almost half the print edition cost). If you purchase an issue on either iPad or iPhone, you receive it free on the other device.

Image credits: Delimiter screenshots of the Apple iTunes App Store

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4. iPad to hit Australia before April?
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1. Vanessa
   Posted 28/05/2010 at 12:01 pm | Permalink | Reply

   Do you need the 3G version or the wifi version is okay to access the Memory Map app ?

   • Renai LeMay
     Posted 28/05/2010 at 12:13 pm | Permalink | Reply

     Either should be fine in my understanding.

2. None
   Posted 28/05/2010 at 12:27 pm | Permalink | Reply

   This obsession with Apple products is unhealthy.

   • Josh Withers
     Posted 28/05/2010 at 12:34 pm | Permalink | Reply

     This is a news website – today, this is news – get over it ;)

   • Jenna Pitcher
     Posted 28/05/2010 at 1:21 pm | Permalink | Reply

     Considering the iPad launch was today I would say otherwise.

3. Darryl Adams
   Posted 28/05/2010 at 1:28 pm | Permalink | Reply

   In other news: Cancer has been cured, traces of beef found in McDonnalds burgers, 6 governments fall and Renai Lemay has new pants but refuses to wear them.

   None of those stories will be seen today…..

   BTW, what is the URL to put my avatar up?

   • Josh Withers
     Posted 28/05/2010 at 1:31 pm | Permalink | Reply

     Gravatar.com for the “gravatars” ;)

4. Adam Bramwell
   Posted 29/05/2010 at 4:08 pm | Permalink | Reply

   Where are the download links for these apps?

   • Renai LeMay
     Posted 31/05/2010 at 10:58 am | Permalink | Reply

     Sorry Adam, we got lazy and didn’t include the App Store links. But I’ll see what I can do to rectify that later on today.

5. Maurice
   Posted 31/05/2010 at 10:47 am | Permalink | Reply

   Hi Adam – All Apps can be found at the Apple Online Store, or if you want to avoid the hassle of installing iTunes – you can find links to these apps directly some of the featured websites e.g: http://www.lasoo.com.au/lasoo-ipad-app.html

   • Renai LeMay
     Posted 31/05/2010 at 10:58 am | Permalink | Reply

     Or yes, you can just search in the iTunes App Store for em ;)

6. @Drivelry
   Posted 03/06/2010 at 6:51 pm | Permalink | Reply

   Have been amused in walking around town in Sydney how the much vaunted slick Apple marketing machine could only come up with the New York Times as a way to localise their launch here. (-:

7. Iphso
   Posted 23/12/2010 at 10:58 am | Permalink | Reply

   I’ve been using my iPad for around 6 months, and been through MANY apps. I thought I’d save you the trouble by letting you know what has worked well for me and why.

   I use the iPad primarily for business, specifically for travel, formal and informal meetings and brainstorming sessions.
   For the Best iPad apps for professional & business use & my experience & recommendations click here http://bit.ly/hlITz5