Australian Cabinet defends contested GST deal in Perth
Australia's federal Cabinet met in Perth to address the long-disputed GST revenue-sharing deal, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers tasked with defending it publicly as sound economics.
Politico Europe's Canberra Playbook newsletter, in its second week, reports that Australia's federal Cabinet held a meeting in Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The meeting focused on the long-contested agreement over how Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue is divided between the federal government and Western Australia.
According to the newsletter, Cabinet members are expected to publicly defend the arrangement as sound macroeconomic policy. Treasurer Jim Chalmers in particular is described as carrying much of the responsibility for explaining the deal's economic rationale to the public.
The newsletter also notes that the Prime Minister addressed a related matter on Sunday at a Labor Party fundraising event, though no further details of the remarks are provided in the available text.
New lobbying fee
The newsletter's headline also references a new fee lobbyists will reportedly face to access Australia's Parliament, though the excerpt provided does not elaborate on this topic.
The piece is part of Canberra Playbook, Politico Europe's regular newsletter covering political developments in Canberra and Australian national politics.
