The Federal Government is openly criticising the work of the Productivity Commission today, as debate continues over how revenue from the Goods and Services Tax is shared.
In it’s interim report, the independent commission says the current deal, struck in 2018, gives Western Australia too much of the money generated by the GST and it should be rewritten.
But the Prime Minister insists that won’t be happening and his resources minister has accused the commission of ignoring concerns held by the WA Government.
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Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister
Madeline King, Federal Minister for Resources
Angela Jackson, Productivity Commissioner
Chris Richardson, independent economist
Andrew Hastie, Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking at a media conference at the Henderson shipyards in Perth’s south on Monday, August 24, 2026, with WA’s Premier Roger Cook and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti behind him on the left.
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