Jul 1, 2026 – 1.25pmProspective international students and foreign graduates will have to cough up $2500 to apply for an Australian visa despite soaring rejection rates, eliciting warnings that Labor’s crackdown on the sector is pricing Australia out of the global higher education market.The federal government quietly increased the application cost for most visa classes by 25 per cent on Wednesday, sparking anger from organisations across the education sector, which said they were not consulted on the latest wave of changes.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles