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Free interpreting & English classes

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TIS National (Translating and Interpreting Service)

Government serviceAustralia-wide

Immediate phone interpreting, free for non-English speakers when contacting most services, with more than 2,700 interpreters in over 150 languages, available 24 hours a day, every day. You can ask for an interpreter of a specific gender.

No public counter - national phone & video service (Department of Home Affairs)

VITS LanguageLoop

Government serviceAll of Victoria

Victoria's government-owned interpreting and translating service, with professional interpreters in more than 190 languages by phone, video or in person. Most Victorian government, health, legal and family violence services book interpreters through them at no…

Melbourne head office - statewide phone and video coverage, serves all Victorians

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Need an interpreter? Call TIS National on 131 450 and ask them to phone the service for you. This is free. Call 131 450

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Directory last reviewed 7 September 2026.

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