WA GST Deal Under Fire | Australia News

The Productivity Commission is calling for the scrapping of Western Australia’s GST deal, claiming it costs $60 billion and undermines fairness across states—but WA’s Premier and former Treasurer Mathias Cormann fiercely defend it as a necessary fix for economic imbalances, especially in mining. While most states push for change, WA calls out the east coast for ignoring its contributions, with even Scott Morrison branding the report an attack. Prime Minister Albanese waits for the final report before acting, while South Australia argues using income tax to subsidize WA is unjust—especially when disaster funds indirectly benefit WA under current rules. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/48419faf697eb6e7