Probably not. You should only use the method DIAC give you on their web site or you could be wasting your money. I dont know what the rush is, DIAC know how long it takes to get a certificate from each country and will give you plenty of time to get it when they ask you for it.
I will be traveling in Europe while my visa is being processed so I'm trying to do as much as I can before I leave, although someone will be in the US receiving documents for me and contacting me for instructions. I think police clearance and medicals are the only things I'm supposed to wait to do until requested during the processing of my visa application.
Police Clearance options:
1. submit everything to the FBI before I leave and my person in the US will hold onto the report until it's requested from Australia at which time they will send it to Australia
2. have my fingerprints taken now, fill out all paperwork, have my person in the US submit all of it to the FBI once requested to do so from Australia, and send the report to Australia once it's received from the FBI
3. do either #1 or #2 but also submit a report from an FBI-approved channeler along with my visa application in case it is sufficient since it would speed the processing of my visa
Medical options:
1. go to an approved doctor now and submit the health report with my visa application
2. wait to go to a doctor until requested to do so by Australia and submit the health report from an approved doctor somewhere in Europe
Would calling the Australian consulate here in the US and asking these questions do me any good?
medicals, police clearance, etc
May I ask what sort of things fall under the category of etc? I thought they would only request medicals and police clearance while processing the visa application.
I've not heard of this FBI-approved channeler.
Here is specific information about what an FBI-approved channeler does:
"FBI-approved Channelers receive the fingerprint submission and relevant data, collect the associated fee(s), electronically forward the fingerprint submission with the necessary information to the FBI CJIS Division for a national criminal history record check, and receive the electronic record check result for dissemination to the individual. An FBI-approved Channeler simply helps expedite the criminal history record information on behalf of the FBI."
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks/fbi-approved-channelers