Pressure on Feds to drop plans to alter backpacker tax

Aus-Veg, the national body representing vegetable and potato farmers, has backed the strong stance taken by Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie against proposed changes to the tax status of working holiday makers, commonly called the backpacker tax. Aus-=Veg national manager of communications, Shaun Lindhe, spoke to Martin Agatyn about the implications of altering the tax free threshold for backpackers . . .