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Most Australian wine in India still pays 150 per cent duty, because the tariff cut under ECTA starts at a landed US$5 a bottle. Europe's schedule starts at €2.50, and a side letter may let Australian producers claim any better terms.Read More
India's basmati trade mark bid for the word alone failed in the Federal Court on 11 August 2026. The judge accepted that in Australia the word signifies a type of rice grown in more than one place, India and Pakistan included.Read More
The prohibited employer register names employers barred from hiring more temporary visa holders. On 19 October 2026 it held one name; a second list, of sanctioned sponsors, held 1,842 entries.Read More
An Australian degree in India can cost less than half its Australian price, as Wollongong's financial technology master's does at 2026 fees. The Temporary Graduate visa still counts only study done in Australia.Read More
Under the negative gearing changes, now law, a loss on an established investment property bought after 7.30pm on 12 May 2026 can no longer reduce tax on a salary from 1 July 2027. New builds are exempt.Read More
The 5% Deposit Scheme lets permanent residents buy a first home with a deposit of as little as 5 per cent and no lenders mortgage insurance. Help to Buy, also run by Housing Australia, accepts only Australian citizens.Read More
Two official pages price a five-year India e-Visa US$120 apart. The three e-Tourist lengths start the clock at different moments, the fee is not refunded, and some travellers are ruled out altogether.Read More
India's missions in Canberra and Melbourne now charge A$43 for an OCI passport update lodged more than three months after a new passport is issued. Inside that window it is free, and official pages disagree on who must lodge one.Read More
For A$25, renters in New South Wales and Victoria who qualify can now move a bond to their next rental, one of several rental law changes 2026 has brought. Each state sets its own conditions.Read More
A parent on a visitor visa does not meet the seniors card conditions in Queensland, Victoria or NSW, so visiting parents pay adult fares: 50 cents a trip in Queensland and half price in Victoria until 1 January 2027.Read More
