WA coffers overflow with iron ore royalties in mid-year review
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WA coffers overflow with iron ore royalties in mid-year review

WA’s improved surplus has been driven mostly by an uptick in iron ore royalties,but those gains were offset by ramped-up spending.

  • byHamish Hastie

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‘I don’t care’:Cook rattles GST cage ahead of treasurers’ talk-fest

‘I don’t care’:Cook rattles GST cage ahead of treasurers’ talk-fest

WA Premier Roger Cook doesn’t care if other states are sick of his constant rhetoric around the 2018 GST deal. And he’s happy to let them know it.

  • byHamish Hastie
WA joins AAA-rated club,despite carbon transition risk

WA joins AAA-rated club,despite carbon transition risk

Treasurer Rita Saffioti said the announcement made WA the only Australian state to have AAA ratings from both Moody’s and S&P Global.

  • byMarion Rae
WA’s GST ‘fairness fighter team’ sets stage for bureaucrat showdown

WA’s GST ‘fairness fighter team’ sets stage for bureaucrat showdown

WA Premier Mark McGowan has revealed three new Treasury staff will join a team of bureaucrats focused on protecting WA’s GST share ahead of two federal reviews.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘Smart arse’:Budget scrutiny opens with heated exchange on education funding

‘Smart arse’:Budget scrutiny opens with heated exchange on education funding

Education Minister Tony Buti has retracted comments calling Nationals MLA Mia Davies a “smart arse” following discussions surrounding funding for a regional college.

  • byHolly Thompson
‘Don’t cross this red line’:WA’s warning to the rest of Australia over GST carve-up

‘Don’t cross this red line’:WA’s warning to the rest of Australia over GST carve-up

Premier Mark McGowan told a business breakfast that any political party which tried to change the current distribution of GST arrangement would suffer dire consequences in Western Australia.

  • byHamish Hastie
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McGowan uses budget to ride the centre towards the next election
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McGowan uses budget to ride the centre towards the next election

By continuing the $400 electricity bill credit for a third year in a row,Mark McGowan has again crafted a budget that literally has “something for everyone”.

  • byHamish Hastie
What everyday West Australians thought of the state budget

What everyday West Australians thought of the state budget

Despite cost-of-living relief being at the heart of Thursday’s state budget,many remain concerned by everyday expenses including rent,bills and business costs.

  • bySarah Brookes andHolly Thompson
Your five-minute guide to the WA budget’s winners and losers

Your five-minute guide to the WA budget’s winners and losers

Premier Mark McGowan has used this year’s budget to tackle the issues for which his government has copped the most heat.

  • byJesinta Burton
WA budget 2023:Iron ore royalties to plummet
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WA budget 2023:Iron ore royalties to plummet

Pilbara mines supplying Asian steel mills are expected to deliver $9.3 billion in royalties to WA this financial year but the budget delivered on Thursday assumes this will fall to $6 billion in the 2023 to 2024 financial year.

  • byPeter Milne
McGowan hammers cost-of-living as WA to hit $4.2b budget surplus
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WA

McGowan hammers cost-of-living as WA to hit $4.2b budget surplus

The McGowan government is using yet another iron ore-fuelled surplus to throw the kitchen sink at cost-of-living pressures in Western Australia.

  • byHamish Hastie