Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The sweetheart deal which has inflated Western Australia's share of GST revenue for almost a decade is coming under more scrutiny, after the Productivity Commission called on the federal government to ditch the arrangement.

The Prime Minister, though, appears unconvinced of the need for change.

Here's 7.30's Political Editor Jacob Greber.

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