House debates

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Statements by Members

Working Holiday Maker Program

1:55 pm

Photo of Damian DrumDamian Drum (Murray, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yesterday, I rose in this place to speak about how relieved I was that I had finally been able to report back to my electorate of Murray that we had found a resolution on the backpacker tax issue, and that the leadership of Barnaby Joyce and Malcolm Turnbull had finally landed at a compromise of 15 per cent as a rate of tax for our working holidaymakers, down from the 32 per cent that the former Treasurer Wayne Swan put in place when he had the reins of parliament.

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