Our passports just got even more expensive. It’s a rip-off

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Are we to believe that a US or British passport, which cost $200 less than our own, are less secure than ours?

Need a new passport? As of last Monday it’s going to cost you $52 more. It has been the practice of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to increase the passport fee on January 1 each year, in line with the inflation rate.

Australia’s passport is one of the world’s most expensive. A 10-year British passport costs £100 for online applications. The US version is $US130 . A 10-year Canadian passport costs $CAN260 , and there hasn’t been a price increase since 2018.

 

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