Prime Minister Albanese is doubling down on a controversial GST deal that gives Western Australia a bigger slice of tax revenue, despite criticism from the Productivity Commission calling it costly and unfair. He defends it by calling WA a national economic powerhouse, even referencing his past handwritten promise to keep it unchanged. WA Premier Roger Cook backs him fiercely, mocking the Commission as “east coast clowns,” while Nationals leader Matt Canavan calls Albanese’s assurances “weasel words” and jokingly suggests he should get the pledge tattooed. Meanwhile, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey argues for fairness across states, pointing out the current system unfairly advantages WA at the expense of others — a view echoed in the Commission’s report, which says the arrangement has cost taxpayers billions and recommends returning to a needs-based GST distribution model.
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