The Australian government is to increase charges across a range of visas by between 25% and 33% by 1 January 2013.
The fee for a Working Holiday visa is set to increase by $70 (€55) to $350, while the cost of a 457 visa is to go up from $350 to $455.
Some partner visas will reportedly jump from $3,060 to around $4,000, while others will rise from $2,060 to around $2,700.
Working Holiday visas and 457 visas are the two main visas used by Irish people travelling to Australia to work.
