• budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    arrow-down
    4
    ·
    18 days ago

    The misleading headline quote is contradicted by the article.

    Yoona can’t become an Australian citizen without giving up her South Korean citizenship — something she isn’t willing to do.

    She literally has a choice. She could choose to give up her SK citizenship. She could also choose not to travel at all. Those might have a lot of downsides, even worse than the $1475 fee, so she might be making the best possible choice for her, but it’s still a choice.

    • awaysaway@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      18 days ago

      this is not a reasonable take when asking whether or not this fee is extractive and exploitative.

      • budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        18 days ago

        My “take” is that the misleading headline quote is misleading and clickbait and ABC should be better with their titles. They could have come up with many other better sentences - even using a phrase such as “extractive and exploitative” in the headline. How about something simple like “Visa fee for permanent residents raised to $1,475”