Culleton defends backpacker tax stance

Colin Bettles
Updated November 30 2016 - 4:25pm, first published 1:53pm
WA One Nation Senator Rod Culleton.
WA One Nation Senator Rod Culleton.

WA ONE Nation Senator Rod Culleton says he’s standing up for farmers’ and their farm-gate returns by voting with other crossbench Senators and Labor and the Greens for a 10.5 per cent 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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