Fitzgibbon rebuked by QFF on backpacker tax

Colin Bettles
Updated December 1 2016 - 3:15pm, first published 2:11pm
Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon.
Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon.

QUEENSLAND farmers have accused Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon of misinterpreting a conversation about the farm group sharing Labor’s 10.5 per cents position on the backpacker tax.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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