Australia’s high court finds the higher rate of tax for working holiday makers was discriminatory and breaches treaty with UK
A British backpacker who worked as a waitress in Sydney has won a long-running legal dispute against Australia’s “backpacker tax” in its highest court.
On Wednesday the high court ruled in favour of Catherine Addy, finding the tax which slugged working holiday-makers thousands of dollars more than Australians discriminated against her on the basis of her nationality and infringed a treaty Australia signed with the UK.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/03/british-waitress-wins-legal-battle-against-australias-backpacker-tax
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