Pauline Hanson flips to back WA in GST fight amid Rinehart ties
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has reversed her long-held position that the WA GST deal was unfair, now endorsing the carve-up — a shift that coincides with her closer relationship to WA mining magnate Gina Rinehart. As the Productivity Commission's interim report reignites a state-versus-state brawl, Hanson's about-face reshapes the Senate crossbench politics of any future reform. Listen for what her switch means for the balance of power if Labor ever tries to change the deal.
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Pauline Hanson reversed her long-standing opposition to the Western Australia GST deal to support mining interests.
The twenty-eighteen GST reforms will cost the Commonwealth twenty-three billion dollars by twenty-twenty-five.
Western Australia currently receives one hundred and thirteen percent of its assessed fiscal needs.
Gina Rinehart provides One Nation with logistical support including a private plane for travel.
The seventy-five cent GST floor acts as a guaranteed bonus for the nation's wealthiest state.
Hanson now characterizes revenue requests from eastern states as handouts rather than fair redistribution.
- 01Intro1 min
- 02The Great GST About-Face2 min
- 03The Rinehart Connection2 min
- 04A Twenty-Three Billion Dollar Mistake3 min
- 05The Senate Math and Reform Roadblocks2 min
- 06Outro1 min
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