Visa fees to Australia are super expensive (more expensive than visa fees to the U.S.A, not to mention visas issued for U.S.A are valid for 10 years for my country) so why should I bother applying for a visa to go to Australia? Maybe if they lower their visa fees to reasonable rates such as China, Japan, Srilanka, and the U.S.A then I may consider Australia.

Until then I have no intentions of visiting Australia, which means no New Zealand for me as well if tourism there is not as good as popular destinations

I'm not gonna pay up "to 335 AUD" just to get a visa to visit a country. No way man, not to mention conversion fees for payment from KWD - AUD. That's just insane!

http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/6...0&heading=cost