#federalstateissues — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #federalstateissues, aggregated by home.social.
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States fume over private health changes 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'
By Stephanie DalzellThe states and territories set the stage for a showdown with the Commonwealth over its proposed changes to private health insurance rebates.
#HealthPolicy #FederalStateIssues #AgedCare #HealthInsurance #StephanieDalzell
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New pressure on PM to allow telehealth for voluntary assisted dying
By Lucy BarbourSouth Australia has become the first state to formally urge the Commonwealth to change a federal law preventing doctors from using telehealth in voluntary assisted dying (VAD).
#DeathandDying #RegionalCommunities #Health #FederalStateIssues #LucyBarbour
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A GST deal and the NDIS blew out by billions — but one is sacred
By Jake EvansThe Albanese government had a turbulent week with tussles over data centres and division within the Labor party over its humanitarian intake.
#GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #Tax #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Budget #FederalParliament #FederalStateIssues #AustralianFederalElections #JakeEvans
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Productivity Commission slams 'clowns' comments after GST report
By Erin HandleyThe Productivity Commission says the WA premier "crossed a line" with his criticisms of the body's interim report on GST, adding that political commentary from federal government ministers undermines the commission's integrity.
#GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #FederalStateIssues #ErinHandley
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Andrew Hastie warns Zempilas against waving 'white flag' in by-election
By Nicolas PerpitchProminent WA federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie intensifies his criticism of state opposition leader Basil Zempilas's strategy for Saturday's Secret Harbour by-election, suggesting he was putting up the white flag in the same way the Liberals disastrously admitted defeat before the 2021 state election.
#ByElections #Elections #FederalStateIssues #StateandTerritoryParliament #NicolasPerpitch
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Breaking: Albanese says WA's GST deal won't change while he is PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterates there will be no change to Western Australia's GST arrangements after a report recommended scrapping the existing deal.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/anthony-albanese-pledges-no-change-to-wa-gst-deal/107071388
#Tax #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Economy #FederalStateIssues
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Architect of current GST system says its 'working exactly as intended'
By Callum Liddelow and Kathryn BerminghamFormer WA senator Mathias Cormann has defended the current GST system as fit for purpose, after a landmark interim report by the Productivity Commission found the carve-up was costly and unfair.
#Tax #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Economy #FederalStateIssues #CallumLiddelow #KathrynBermingham
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Can Albanese erase his permanent marker GST pledge?
By Clare ArmstrongThe electoral map that made surrendering to Western Australia irresistible to the prime minister has changed, but taking something back is always hard.
#GovernmentandPolitics #Tax #FederalGovernment #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #FederalStateIssues #FederalParliament #Industry #CommunityandSociety #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #ClareArmstrong
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'They're going to take our GST' sets alarm bells ringing in the west
By Keane BourkePremier Roger Cook said "east coast clowns" attacked Western Australia's federal GST deal. It set alarm bells ringing in WA government offices, literally, as state political reporter Keane Bourke witnessed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/wa-productivity-commission-gst-report-analysis/107040266
#Tax #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Economy #FederalStateIssues #KeaneBourke
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Tax, gambling and migration fights ahead for Labor
By Gina RushtonParliament is yet to resume but the stage has been set for the political fights set to play out next week.
#GovernmentandPolitics #Gambling #FederalGovernment #Tax #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Sport #CommunityandSociety #FederalParliament #Parliament #FederalStateIssues #GinaRushton
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Commonwealth says it will block gas-fired data centres
By Tom RobinsonThe NT government has rejected a federal plan to mandate the use of renewables for new large-scale data centres, but the Commonwealth says it will block proposals that rely on gas.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ai-data-centres-gas-northern-territory/107002860
#AI #Agriculture #OilandGas #RenewableEnergy #MiningandMetalsIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalStateIssues #FederalGovernment #TomRobinson
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Renewable-powered aluminium smelter snubbed for green energy funding
By Josh DugganFurther doubt has been cast over the future of an aluminium smelter in Tasmania's north-east after a federal MP said it would not be eligible for a green energy scheme.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Industry #FederalStateIssues #JoshDuggan