Australian backpacker tax subject to legal action

By Jessica Johnston
Updated December 5 2017 - 4:25pm, first published 4:00pm
Kennedy MP Bob Katter is calling for the backpacker tax to be scrapped.
Kennedy MP Bob Katter is calling for the backpacker tax to be scrapped.

The validity of the Federal Government's controversial backpacker tax has been brought into question after legal action commenced this week on behalf of working holidaymakers from eight countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States.

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