Productivity Commission says ‘line was crossed’ when WA premier labelled them ‘east coast clowns’ over GST

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Angela Jackson, a PC commissioner, also said it was ‘disappointing’ that Anthony Albanese had ruled out changes to Western Australia’s GST arrangements The Productivity Commission has slammed attacks on its integrity as “unacceptable”, after its scathing assessment of Western Australia’s sweetheart GST deal as a costly mistake sparked a fierce political backlash and name-calling. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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