The reignited debate about the distribution of GST revenue this month highlights some of the worst aspects of Australia’s damaged federation.
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg today capitulated to demands from the states that the federal government guarantee in writing that GST reform will not result in any state being ‘worse off’.
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