Qld treasurer criticises national GST carve-up at National Press Club

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-30 · by Claudia Williams

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Queensland treasurer David Janetzki criticized the federal government’s decision not to rescind a GST deal with Western Australia during his address at the National Press Club. He called for reforms to the current GST distribution model. This comes after the Productivity Commission's interim report suggested scrapping the agreement with Western Australia, and public consultation for their review ends today, with the final report expected in December.
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Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki criticized the federal government's decision not to scrap a GST agreement with Western Australia during his historic address at the National Press Club. He called for significant changes to how GST is allocated across states. This criticism comes after the Productivity Commission's interim report recommended that the federal government end its special deal with Western Australia regarding GST distribution. Public consultation for the commission’s review ends today, with a final report expected in December.

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National Press Club Queensland Western Australia the National Press Club the Productivity Commission's

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David Janetzki PERSON · 2× Queensland GPE · 2× Western Australia GPE · 2× Janetzki PERSON · 1× National Press Club ORG · 1× Productivity Commission ORG · 1× the National Press Club ORG · 1× the Productivity Commission's ORG · 1×

Narrative

Queensland treasurer David Janetzki calls for GST overhaul in historic National Press Club address In short: Queensland's treasurer David Janetzki has criticised the federal government's decision not to scrap its GST deal with Western Australia and urged changes to the GST allocation system.
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2026-09-30 · ABC News (AU)
Qld treasurer criticises national GST carve-up at National Press Club · assertive framing

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Queensland treasurer David Janetzki calls for GST overhaul in historic National Press Club address In short: Queensland's treasurer David Janetzki has criticised the federal government's decision not to scrap its GST deal with Western Australia and urged changes to the GST allocation system. asserted
Janetzki → call → system
Mr Janetzki's address to the National Press Club follows the release of the Productivity Commission's interim report, which recommended the federal government scrap its deal with Western Australia. asserted
government → follow → Australia
Public consultation for the Productivity Commission review finishes today, with its report due to be handed down in December. asserted
report → finish → December
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