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[–] dellish@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

with revenue from the changes supporting "this reform and other government priorities".

The increased revenue supports the reform of increased revenue? What is this garbage?

I see a lot of comments here blaming the victim, but let's be hi est: Australia's visas and passports are stupidly expensive when compared to the rest of the world. I don't see how an overnight 200% increase in cost is remotely warranted, especially when the justification is this bullshit quote above.