Twitter has announced that they have partnered with mobile provider Telstra to provide SMS Twitter support in Australia.

As always, receiving notifications is free, with standard text message rates applying for sending tweets via SMS. It’s the same pricing as sending and receiving text messages from friends. Give it a try by sending “START” to 0198089488.

Once you have your phone associated with your Twitter account ,try following @Telstra by sending “FOLLOW Telstra” to 0198089488. Or follow one of these popular accounts via SMS by sending “FOLLOW” and the username.

@australian (News from The Australian newspaper)
@delta_goodrem (Musician)
@kyleandjackieo (Australia’s #1 radio show)
@DanniiMinogue (Team Minogue judge for The X Factor)
@KevinRuddPM (Prime Minister)

This adds Australia to the list of official countries supporting tweets via SMS: United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, India, Indonesia, and New Zealand.

More countries and carriers are coming soon.