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The Australian passport is now more powerful. Here's where you can travel visa-free (www.sbs.com.au)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Australian passport is now among the top five most powerful [based on visa-free access to countries], according to the latest rankings, which also show a Southeast Asian nation has retained its top spot. Here's how our little blue book fared.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm honestly surprised how well the Australian passport performs considering Australia effectively has a universal visa requirement.

Look at it from another country's immigration perspective:

G20 country
Modern public health system
Stable democracy/part of Commonwealth
Generally high per-capita earnings and education
Generally plays nice/aligned with local nations
Generally plays nice on the world stage

Ticks a lot of boxes, as in, we'd likely not cause any issues, we've got plenty of cash for our stay, and we'll go home once our visit is over.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

@dgriffith @Affidavit
#australia #passport
Our record on international relations isn't squeaky. Papua is basically an Australian mine. We essentially invaded east Timor. We routinely ignore obligations to less fortunate island nations. Our indigenous situation is a source of international shame.

Good passport though.