Right: Benidorm actress Kate Fitzgerald was in attendance for Bobby's last hurrah
Left: A guest with flowers arrives for Bobby Knutt's funeral.
The decision announced by the federal government on Tuesday aims to breathe life back into Australia's world-renowned tourism and hospitality sectors which have been decimated the Covid-19 crisis, with the border closed since March 2020.
Visitors to Australia staying under the Working Holiday Maker visa program were previously compelled to complete 88 days of gruelling farm work or other 'specified' labour, such as bushfire recovery or mining, in order to qualify for a second and third year Down Under.
Like Australian citizens, working holidaymakers who are residents for tax purposes don't pay tax on the first $18,200 they earn but pay 19 cents in the dollar for amounts between $18,201 and $37,000.
But in a major change for those already in Australia, WHV holders can soon opt for jobs in the tourism and hospitality industry in 'northern, remote and very remote areas of Australia'.
'In our view it was very clear when the tax was introduced in 2016 that it discriminated against foreign workers and breached several international tax agreements,' Ms Murphy said.
But Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alex Hawke said the government will take into account work undertaken in the tourism and hospitality sectors in remote areas from Wednesday.
Mourners rose for a final round of applause as Bobby's coffin was carried out of the church to his 1974 songs 'You're My Day, You're My Night' and 'Did I Hear You Say Goodbye?'.
Knutt played Albert Dingle in ITV soap Emmerdale. He first found fame on The Comedians and went on to appear in Last of the Summer Wine, All Creatures Great & Small, Our Friends in the North and Heartbeat.
Tax agent H&R Block's director of tax communications Mark Chapman described Justice John Logan's judgement as a landmark result that could see thousands of working holiday tourists get tax refunds - adding up to thousands of dollars for individuals.
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Huge changes are coming for working holiday makers in Australia with backpackers now able to swap farm work for bar work in remote areas.
Pictured: Backpackers in Brisbane
The 'backpacker tax', which came into effect in January 2017, stopped visitors on working holiday visas from being entitled to have a tax exemption on the first $18,200 they earned.
Visitors to Australia, however, were entitled to the $18,200 tax-free exemption if they lived in Australia at a permanent address, making them residents for tax purposes.
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Left: A guest with flowers arrives for Bobby Knutt's funeral.
The decision announced by the federal government on Tuesday aims to breathe life back into Australia's world-renowned tourism and hospitality sectors which have been decimated the Covid-19 crisis, with the border closed since March 2020.
Visitors to Australia staying under the Working Holiday Maker visa program were previously compelled to complete 88 days of gruelling farm work or other 'specified' labour, such as bushfire recovery or mining, in order to qualify for a second and third year Down Under.
Like Australian citizens, working holidaymakers who are residents for tax purposes don't pay tax on the first $18,200 they earn but pay 19 cents in the dollar for amounts between $18,201 and $37,000.
But in a major change for those already in Australia, WHV holders can soon opt for jobs in the tourism and hospitality industry in 'northern, remote and very remote areas of Australia'.
'In our view it was very clear when the tax was introduced in 2016 that it discriminated against foreign workers and breached several international tax agreements,' Ms Murphy said.
But Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alex Hawke said the government will take into account work undertaken in the tourism and hospitality sectors in remote areas from Wednesday.
Mourners rose for a final round of applause as Bobby's coffin was carried out of the church to his 1974 songs 'You're My Day, You're My Night' and 'Did I Hear You Say Goodbye?'.
Knutt played Albert Dingle in ITV soap Emmerdale. He first found fame on The Comedians and went on to appear in Last of the Summer Wine, All Creatures Great & Small, Our Friends in the North and Heartbeat.
Tax agent H&R Block's director of tax communications Mark Chapman described Justice John Logan's judgement as a landmark result that could see thousands of working holiday tourists get tax refunds - adding up to thousands of dollars for individuals.
Pictured: Backpackers in Brisbane" class="blkBorder img-share" />
Huge changes are coming for working holiday makers in Australia with backpackers now able to swap farm work for bar work in remote areas.
Pictured: Backpackers in Brisbane
The 'backpacker tax', which came into effect in January 2017, stopped visitors on working holiday visas from being entitled to have a tax exemption on the first $18,200 they earned.
Visitors to Australia, however, were entitled to the $18,200 tax-free exemption if they lived in Australia at a permanent address, making them residents for tax purposes.
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