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How the west won the GST distribution battle

Colin Barnett has scored himself a posthumous victory, politically at least.

How the west won the GST distribution battle
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How the west won the GST distribution battle

Right through the resources boom, as West Australia's royalty revenues soared and the state's coffers swelled, the then-WA premier cleverly capitalised on the west's sense of isolation, arguing West Australians were being "ripped off" on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) carve-up.

Read the full article at ABC Online.

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