Apple has relaunched one of its biggest iPhone features which should – finally – make it more competitive with arch-nemesis Google.

From today, Australia is being given access to the much revamped Apple Maps app. The company bills it as the “best way to navigate the world”.

Many of the new features – including more detail, public transport information and traffic jam date, and a Street View equivalent – mean Apple’s app is now on a par with the Google Maps goliath.