Overview
- The $1 million “WA’s GST is working for Australia” ad blitz begins this week across east‑coast media and Canberra billboards to defend the 2018 deal.
- Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti are in Canberra on Monday to press their case with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other federal ministers.
- A Treasury‑led “fairness fighter” team is coordinating the state’s response and providing briefings to east‑coast media and industry groups.
- The Productivity Commission review is underway with terms set by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, public submissions expected from February, and a final report due in 2027.
- Critics highlight ballooning “no‑worse‑off” top‑ups of roughly $6 billion a year, while WA points to a 75‑cent floor and says it would otherwise receive about 18 cents in the dollar and be billions worse off.