British waitress wins legal battle over Australia’s ‘backpacker tax’

British waitress wins legal battle over Australia’s ‘backpacker tax’

The woman was on a working visa (PA)

A British woman has won a legal battle against the Australian Taxation Office after the High Court of Australia ruled she had been subjected to a “more burdensome taxation” due to her nationality.

Catherine Addy lived and worked in Australia between August 2015 and May 2017 while holding a working holiday visa.

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