On top of that, now if you're a permanent resident you're punished with $1475 fee for daring to visit another country...

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-resident-return-visa-fee-increase/d7dtueyky

As of this month, applicants now face a record application fee of $11,710 — up $2,345 from the previous charge

~~That's 5x what it was. Hmm, that's odd.~~ EDIT: Nope, see brisk's reply.

In an interview with SBS Nepali, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said he did not accept the way the visa fee increase has been characterised, arguing visa fees needed to be considered alongside other costs involved in moving overseas.

"Just remember with the costs as well, anybody who's travelling overseas for an extended period of time has already decided that they've got the cost of an airfare and, you know, the visa fees are, are well below that," he said.

WTF?

Has this guy ever booked his own flights? Brownwyn Bishop's helicopter rides were cheaper than that.

Maybe he's imagining moving a whole house of furniture and appliances overseas too? Does he imagine that's how people do this?

This is such a scam.

Man that's some bullshit. I imported my wife in 2015 and we thought we were getting screwed because it had recently gone from $3kish to $4kish.