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Scott Morrison, with former finance minister Mathias Cormann. The PM’s GST is fracturing the budget and the federation

The GST is broken, and hurting NSW and Victoria badly

A deal to quell anger from West Australians is now a $60 billion drain on the budget and generating anger across the federation.

  • Shane Wright

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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the GST system is broken.

NSW warns GST system is ‘broken’, wants WA’s sweetheart deal watered down

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the GST system is irreparably broken – and it has to be fixed or the entire federation is at stake.

  • Shane Wright
Former finance minister Mathias Cormann is now secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation.

Cormann v the rest: Why former finance minister is still backing this $60b blowout

Former Coalition finance minister Mathias Cormann introduced the much-maligned WA GST deal. He still argues it is sound, while almost everyone else calls for it to be abandoned.

  • Shane Wright
Is it time for WA to, as Fleetwood Mac sang, go our own way?

As GST spat gets bitter, is it time for a ‘Republic of Westralia’?

At times – particularly when it comes to dividing GST – WA’s relationship with other states has become more toxic than a cooped-up couple on Married at First Sight.

  • Brendan Foster
Minns and Allen

Biggest winners and losers in $103 billion GST carve-up

Victoria’s GST allocation will be about $1.7 billion more than NSW’s, despite having a smaller population.

  • Matt Wade and James Hall
Treasurer Jaclyn Symes and Premier Jacinta Allan.

‘Sweetheart deal’: Victoria demands GST overhaul as WA claims $6.6b windfall

In the latest carve-up of the GST, Victoria’s share will shrink slightly while Western Australia cashes in at the expense of the east coast.

  • Daniella White and Matt Wade
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Janetzki has led calls for the distribution model to be overhauled.

Why Qld was ‘dudded’ by GST carve-up despite pocketing more cash: Janetzki

Queensland will receive the largest dollar increase in GST distribution of $1.7 billion but the state government is furious.

  • James Hall and Matt Wade
West Australian Premier Roger Cook and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti.

WA pushes for 25 per cent discount to mining revenue in GST review

The request was included in the government’s 124-page submission to the high stakes Productivity Commission review into the 2018 changes to the GST system.

  • Hamish Hastie
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is being urged by voters to look at capital gains tax reform, income tax cuts and lower spending.

Australians back hit to capital gains and negative gearing to pay for tax cuts

Australians believe Jim Chalmers should cut government spending and deliver tax cuts with changes to capital gains tax high on their hit list.

  • Shane Wright

Up in smoke: How one budget burnt a $115 billion hole in the nation’s finances

It’s now clear two decisions by Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg in 2018-19 have created huge fiscal headaches for all taxpayers.

  • Shane Wright