Growers say regions will rot if Federal backpacker tax saga lags

Alex Druce
Updated October 14 2016 - 3:20pm, first published 3:00pm
Grower groups say some industries are already reporting a 40 per cent downturn in picker applicants for the coming season, after a tumultuous 18-month review of tax on working holiday makers
Grower groups say some industries are already reporting a 40 per cent downturn in picker applicants for the coming season, after a tumultuous 18-month review of tax on working holiday makers

FARMERS bruised from backpacker tax confusion fear fully-blown rot could set in across regional Australia if a deal for our seasonal workforce is not secured soon.    

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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