EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 15 MIN
Why should WA get so much of the GST?
from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
This year Western Australia will once again be the big winner in the GST carve-up, with $6.6 billion from taxpayers heading its way as part of a sweetheart deal which will cost Australia about $60 billion in the next five years. That’s despite WA’s very healthy state coffers. The mineral-rich state has been running a surplus for 8 years, while running down debts. So how does WA keep justifying the deal?Guest: Shane Wright – Senior Economics Correspondent for the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. Producers: Jack Schmidt/ David Marr
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This year Western Australia will once again be the big winner in the GST carve-up, with $6.6 billion from taxpayers heading its way as part of a sweetheart deal which will cost Australia about $60 billion in the next five years. That’s despite WA’s very healthy state coffers. The mineral-rich state has been running a surplus for 8 years, while running down debts. So how does WA keep justifying the deal? Guest: Shane Wright – Senior Economics Correspondent for the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. Producers: Jack Schmidt/ David Marr
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Why should WA get so much of the GST?
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