Aug 21, 2026 – 3.59pmWest Australian Premier Roger Cook will seek personal assurances from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that the state’s GST deal is safe after a Productivity Commission report branded it a “costly mistake” that should be undone.Cook on Friday confirmed he would use a weekend trip west by Albanese to lobby for the retention of the 2018 goods and services tax changes, which the commission said in a major report should be unwound, stoking a fresh round of interstate tensions over the system’s equity.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
WA will seek personal assurances from PM on GST
Roger Cook will use Anthony Albanese’s upcoming visit to seek assurances the state’s GST deal is safe after a blistering report branded it a “costly mistake”.
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