If you've been refused a protection visa in Australia, appealing that refusal now costs $1,863.50, and you have to pay it before the tribunal will look at your case. The change started on Sunday, 1 November, and refugee legal services say they only found out the same day.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke in front of the Australian flag at the Five Country Ministerial in London in September 2025. Photo: James Whatling / Parsons Media for the UK Home Office, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, modified.