Backpacker tax passes through Parliament at 15 per cent

Michelle Wisbey
Updated December 1 2016 - 9:37pm, first published 9:16pm
Senate passes a 15pc rural tax
Senate passes a 15pc rural tax

A 15 per cent backpacker tax rate passed through the Senate on Thursday night, bringing the long parliamentary debate to an end.

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Michelle Wisbey

Michelle Wisbey

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