WA Premier Calls East Coast Critics 'Clowns' Over $6B GST Rumble
KEY POINTS
- •Angela Jackson, Productivity Commission chief, upheld a GST report condemning WA's deal as a costly error.
- •WA Premier Roger Cook sharply criticized east coast critics as 'clowns' and warned of a $6 billion economic hit.
- •Jackson emphasized her body's independence, assuring policy is above political influence despite interstate tensions.
Angela Jackson, the Aussie Productivity Commission head, staunchly defends her interim GST report branding the Western Australia deal 'a costly mistake' worth reversing. Enter Roger Cook, WA's premier, stage-left with a fiery comeback calling east coast dissenters 'clowns' who don’t 'get the state,' warning changes would slash $6 billion from WA’s economy — yes, billion with a B. Jackson strikes back on RN, stressing the report is above Prime Minister politics and flagging that public policy debates can tango from heated to downright personal. Symphonies of 'bridge too far' and 'international public slinging' included.
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(1 of 3)Nothing says fiscal policy like a $6 billion rip-off threatened by a premier calling critics 'east coast clowns'—Australia’s finest political pantomime.
The Productivity Commission stands firm, despite taking parenting advice from a premier who calls tax reports 'clowny.'
When your economic policy debate turns into a circus, at least everyone agrees: the tents went up in WA.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 8/26/2026 | Author: Nick Visser
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