Leaving Australia is about to get more expensive after budget change
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-05-13 17:12 UTC+10:00
Section: Business / Consumer affairs
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Military & Defence, Australia, Tax & Budget, World News, Business & Economy, War & Conflict
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Among all the big-ticket changes touted in the federal budget, the government has raised a little-understood fee imposed on travellers leaving the country, making international departures even more expensive as the war in the Middle East pushes up airfares.
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