A political dispute has arisen in Victoria over a $16 billion cost overrun in the Suburban Rail Loop project. Victoria is set to receive an extra $3.8 billion in GST, sparking criticism from a senior Coalition senator. The draft GST distribution has led to disagreements among state treasurers, with NSW opposing the system. NSW Premier and Treasurer express concerns over the state's share of GST revenue, highlighting fairness issues. The debate intensifies with accusations between NSW and Victoria regarding welfare and infrastructure funding. Independent MP raises concerns about government transparency amid the ongoing GST allocation debate.
STEVE PRICE: A sign at the base of the busted Melbourne Star observation wheel in Docklands has come to be a symbol of the direction the once great state of Victoria is going in as the debt train rolls on > https://t.co/2LMupBJ6cy https://t.co/zXiWcHPwss
Independent MP Kylea Tink has raised questions of integrity and transparency in government as the states and territories bicker about the GST carve-up. https://t.co/8ZQlwUJNX6
Victoria Treasurer Tim Pallas has fired back at Chris Minns’ “dripping sense of entitlement” after the NSW Premier became “churlish” with the latest GST carve-up not giving Sydney “preferential treatment”. https://t.co/5A7TiQPChx
NSW Premier Chris Minns sledged Victoria as a “welfare state” after the latest GST carve-up but Tim Pallas fired back saying NSW was an “infrastructure welfare recipient” for decades > https://t.co/PKh8dtyXAQ https://t.co/6LkgTYyqvJ
In Labor’s first six months in power, ministers racked up $23.7 million worth of spending — including $400k of travel, $173k on ‘stationery and office supplies’, and $45k on taxis. Read where the rest went. FULL STORY: https://t.co/ShYeAM5rPU https://t.co/9cH9HzMzw0
Sky News host Paul Murray says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s comments over GST funds shows he can make a “promise” in Western Australia but remark it is not his decision in New South Wales. https://t.co/qVAlIp1HlE
Chris Minns channelling the Waratah nationalism of the Covid pandemic … Victoria wasted billions under Dan Andrews & after 21 of 25 years of Labor government, Melbourne does not even have airport rail … just some Soviet era “sky bus” https://t.co/TjpTzuxEsG
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Treasurer Daniel Mookhey have doubled down on claims the state is not getting its fair share of GST revenue, with the state leader insisting NSW "can't eat last every single time". https://t.co/HcCkHEuh4r
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns says the state of New South Wales “can’t eat last every time” states “get around the table”. https://t.co/fjkKyK0uIh
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has called for “fairness” as he weighed in on the current “absurd” system for dividing Australia’s GST dollars. https://t.co/GcO9TaG6kd
PM Albanese reckons he’s got no control over the GST carve up. Keeps citing the Commonwealth grants commission. Don’t think that is going to go down that well with the eastern state Treasurers. This will be war
The state government is under fire after it was revealed a senior director of the Suburban Rail Loop has been handed a $426,000 salary – more than $24,000 above the standard wage band > https://t.co/kG6rNcCyZQ https://t.co/IBV5mNvXXA
The NSW Opposition is accusing Premier Chris Minns of being the Prime Minister’s lapdog after it was revealed the state stands to lose hundreds of millions in GST dollars. https://t.co/r6MdR1ulfH
Like clockwork, the release of the draft GST split has set off bickering and recriminations among state treasurers. How is the money split up and why is it so controversial? https://t.co/NXXtWJz91A
Victoria will receive an additional $3.8 billion of GST in 2024-25, but a senior Coalition senator says the distribution decision amounts to a "bailout for mismanagement" that rewards the Victorian government for its failure to fix the state's budget. https://t.co/ABwJC4NbCC
A bitter political stoush has erupted in Victoria over a "dodgy question" after a further $16 billion cost blowout was identified in the Suburban Rail Loop project. https://t.co/294W2j8RSl