Turnbull government's backpacker tax under legal doubt

By Adam Gartrell, Political Correspondent
Updated December 5 2017 - 10:37am, first published December 4 2017 - 2:23pm
Apple picking in the Tamar Valley of Tasmania. Photo: Louie Douvis
Apple picking in the Tamar Valley of Tasmania. Photo: Louie Douvis

Foreign holidaymakers have launched legal action against the Turnbull government's controversial backpacker tax, arguing it breaches Australia's international tax treaties.

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