Can you take fireworks and sparklers on a plane?

Carry-on: No Checked: No Same on domestic flights

Explosives of any size cannot fly in either bag - fireworks, sparklers, flares, party poppers and Christmas crackers included.

Source: Qantas - dangerous goods

Flying within Australia? This rule does not change.

This is a dangerous-goods rule, so it is identical on a domestic flight.

What else changes on a domestic flight

Two rules explain most of this page. Lithium batteries fly in the cabin so the crew can reach them, and the 100ml liquid limit is an international rule. Your flight home is screened under the departure country's rules, which are sometimes stricter than Australia's.

Flying soon? Screening is the easy part

What stops Australians at the airport is more often the passport, the visa or the phone than the bag. Say where you are going and we will show you the entry rules for an Australian passport, what an eSIM actually costs there, and what the insurance covers.

Smoking & fire

Packing something else? The full A to Z of what you can take on a plane covers 61 items, the domestic flight rules set out what changes when you are not leaving the country, and the pre-departure checklist puts the rest of the trip in order.

Last reviewed 2 September 2026. Screening, dangerous-goods and biosecurity rules change, and airlines can be stricter than the government baseline. For anything unusual, the linked source and your airline's dangerous-goods page are the final word.

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