Overview
- Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti met Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers in Canberra, with Cook saying the prime minister remains supportive of the GST floor.
- The state launched a $1 million national advertising campaign arguing its share funds strategic infrastructure and future industries such as renewable-powered green iron.
- Under the 2018 model, no state’s GST share falls below 75 cents in the dollar, delivering WA roughly $6 billion a year and triggering federal no‑worse‑off payments to other jurisdictions.
- The Productivity Commission has begun its review, with an interim report due in August and final recommendations expected by the end of 2026.
- Economists and several eastern states call the deal opaque and fiscally costly, citing more than $24 billion in costs to date and a total price tag now past $50 billion, with SMH analysis projecting about $60 billion by decade’s end.