Don't Need More Friends, Always Need More Money

Don't Need More Friends, Always Need More Money. is the season premiere of The Amazing Race Australia 2.

Route Markers

 * -|Starting Line = The race begins at in, ,.
 * -|Route Info 1 = Teams had to make their way on foot to the Man O'War Steps at the, where teams had to travel by boat to Barangaroo Wharf. Only one team was at a time was allowed on each boat. Upon arrival at Barangaroo Wharf, teams had to choose and remove a from a large maze by moving the 24 surrounding black cars in either a forward or reverse direction only. Both team members had to be in the car for it to be able to move. Once finished, they opened their clues instructing teams to travel to their first destination, ,.

Everyone took the first flight.
 * -|Route Info 2 = Upon arrival at, teams had to travel to and find a marked stall where both team members had to share in eating eight local duck embryo egg delicacy known as  in order to receive their next clue.
 * -|Route Info 3 = Teams had to travel to TSI Bus Terminal where they had to sign up for one of three charter buses to, , . The first three teams would be on the first bus, the next four teams would be on the second bus, and the remaining four teams on the last bus. Each bus left half an hour apart starting from 12:30am. Upon arrival at teams had to search for a  to receive their next clue.

First Bus: Paul & Steve, Adam & Dane and Kym & Donna. Second Bus: Joseph & Grace, Ross & Tarryn, Lucy & Emilia and Sticky & Sam. Third Bus: Shane & Andrew, Michelle & Jo, Sue & Teresa and James & Sarah. Teams had to don traditional costumes and then learn and perform a dance to the satisfaction of four local judges. If teams performed the dance correctly, they would receive their next clue.
 * -|De-Tour = Choice A: Jig

Sue & Teresa chose this task.

Choice B:  Teams had to compete in a fiesta game called "Catch the Oily Pig". Teams would have to cover eachother in oil and enter a muddy pen to catch four pigs. Once each team member had caught two pigs each and placed them into another pen, a farmer would give them their next clue.

Paul & Steve, Adam & Dane, Kym & Donna, Sticky & Sam, Ross & Tarryn, Joseph & Grace, Lucy & Emilia, Shane & Andrew, James & Sarah and Michelle & Jo chose this task.
 * -|Route Info 4 and Pit Stop = Teams had to travel to Luyang Beach in . Once there, teams had to build a raft using provided materials and paddle themselves to Mosboron Beach, The Pit Stop for this first leg of the race.

For placing first in this leg Ross & Tarryn won A$10,000 from Swisse Vitamins and the Salvage Pass, which can be used in one of two ways: the team can either give themselves a 1-hour time credit at the start of the next leg or save the last arriving team from elimination.

Lucy & Emilia placed last in this leg, but were saved due to Ross & Tarryn using the Salvage Pass to save them from elimination. They were marked for elimination.