Growers question the Federal government's indecision over backpacker tax

David Fitzsimons
Updated November 29 2016 - 4:21pm, first published November 28 2016 - 4:21pm

It’s been a long time since then Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey announced in the budget of May 2015 a 32.5 per cent tax on every dollar backpackers earned in Australia.

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David Fitzsimons

I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.

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