24 August 2026
Albanese vows no change to WA GST deal while he is PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reiterated there will be no change to Western Australia’s GST arrangements after a report recommended scrapping the existing deal. The ABC reported Albanese dismissed the recommendation and confirmed the current distribution will remain in place while he is prime minister. The announcement preserves the status quo on GST payments to Western Australia and removes any immediate prospect of altering the existing arrangement. It leaves federal and state budgets operating under current assumptions about GST revenue sharing for the foreseeable future of Albanese’s tenure. The prime minister’s statement follows the release of a report that recommended cancelling the deal, but Albanese’s position ensures the arrangements will not be altered now.
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The pledge maintains WA’s current GST revenue settings, providing short-term fiscal certainty for the state while Albanese remains prime minister.
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