Mathias Cormann, who helped craft the 2018 GST deal as finance minister, is defending it as essential and fair — especially for Western Australia, which he says was being unfairly squeezed by the old system. The Productivity Commission’s preliminary report calls the deal a costly mistake and wants it scrapped, but WA’s Premier has fired back with strong language, while South Australia’s Premier calls it a disaster for everyone else. Cormann, a former WA senator, argues the reform fixed an “unbelievable unfairness” by introducing a “relativity floor” that ensures WA gets more GST revenue as its mining royalties rise — boosting both state services and national growth. While the Commission says other states are well-covered by GST, Cormann insists no other region suffered under the reforms — and believes the core structure should remain, even if tweaked.
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