WA’s Special Deal: Fair Reward or Billion‑Dollar Rort?

WA’s Special Deal: Fair Reward or Billion‑Dollar Rort?

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What happens when the nation’s wealthiest state gets extra funding on top of a needs‑based system? Since 2019, Western Australia has received a special billion‑dollar boost that no other state gets, and now the deal is under review. WA wants it to stay. T
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vor 5 Monaten

What happens when the nation’s wealthiest state gets extra
funding on top of a needs‑based system? Since 2019, Western
Australia has received a special billion‑dollar boost that no
other state gets, and now the deal is under review. WA wants it
to stay. The rest of the country is paying for it. So is the
arrangement justified, or overdue for a rethink?


Guests:


Saul Eslake, Economic consultant and former chief economist for
ANZ and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Australia


Matt McKenzie, Economics writer for The West Australian
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WA’s Special Deal: Fair Reward or Billion‑Dollar Rort?
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