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National cabinet agreed to forgo GST windfall from petrol prices on Monday – but the states took several days to agree how to do it.

Petrol prices to fall further after states agree on GST deal

States and territories have finally agreed on a deal that will reduce petrol and diesel prices by almost 6¢ a litre.

  • Shane Wright

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Queensland is holding up a nationwide plan that would reduce petrol excise by another 8 cents a litre.

Queensland standing between motorists and an extra 8¢ fuel cut

The states and territories were told to find a way to cut fuel prices further. One state, Queensland, is holding up the plan.

  • Shane Wright, James Hall and Daniella White
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
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
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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
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