Turnbull government strikes deal with the Greens for 15 per cent backpacker tax

By Michael Koziol
Updated December 2 2016 - 3:23pm, first published 12:31am
"Today what we have achieved is a win for farmers and a win for the environment": Greens leader Richard Di Natale Photo: Eddie Jim
"Today what we have achieved is a win for farmers and a win for the environment": Greens leader Richard Di Natale Photo: Eddie Jim
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House on Thursday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House on Thursday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are all smiles as they announce the Greens deal to secure the passage of the backpacker tax. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are all smiles as they announce the Greens deal to secure the passage of the backpacker tax. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The Senate has passed a bill to tax backpackers' incomes at 15 per cent, in an extended late-night sitting on Thursday.

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