'Fair Go' Coalition gets little change from angry Aussie consumers

http://www.nma.tv/ A coalition of billionaire Australian businessmen complaining about tax-free online purchases made overseas are getting little sympathy from the government or the public. The Retail Coalition's advertising campaign asked the government to impose GST on purchases under A$1,000, saying it could cost jobs. But Aussie consumers have been anything but sympathetic, while consumer advocates have called it a cry from dinosaurs slow to adapt to the Internet age.

• 2011-01-07T21:01:02+00:00
• Duration: 01:32

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Myer, Harvey Norman, Target, Internet, GST, Taiwan, animation