Labor hikes international student visa fees as sector warns of ‘death by 1,000 cuts’

Australia's charge out of step with competitors - why would you waste that much money when you have more surety of going to the USA?'

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The Albanese government has more than doubled the international student visa application fee from $710 to $1,600 in the latest measure to reduce arrivals to Australia.

The government announced the move on Monday, confirming pre-budget speculation in the tertiary education sector that fee hikes will be used in addition to the international student cap as a means to clamp down on net migration.

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