Aug 25, 2026 – 8.00pmProductivity Commission deputy chairman Alex Robson has lashed the federal and West Australian governments for what he says are inappropriate and unfair attacks on his organisation and its staff, which do nothing to advance public debate on the GST.Robson, the lead author of the recent review of the distribution of the goods and services tax revenue, defended the commission after he and his team were dismissed as “east coast clowns” by West Australian Labor Premier Roger Cook, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused them of being “economic rationalists” doing the bidding of the Morrison government.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
‘Inappropriate and unfair’: PC hits back at PM and WA premier
The Productivity Commission deputy chairman has upbraided Roger Cook and Anthony Albanese for their personal attacks on the organisation over its GST review.
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