ABC Online | Online shopping tax of up to $7 per package for overseas purchases under consideration ABC Online Online shoppers could be slugged up to $7 more per package when buying products from overseas, under a Federal Government proposal. Key points: Packages worth more than $1,000 already attract the levy, but this plan would apply it to all overseas ... Government proposal to raise cost of overseas parcel delivery Government proposing $5 parcel tax to cover security screening costs and see shoppers pay more Australian government fails in bid to have China take our waste |