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What happens when the nation’s wealthiest state gets extra funding on top of a needs‑based system? Since 2019, Western Australia has received a special billion‑dollar boost that no other state gets, and now the deal is under review. WA wants it to stay. The rest of the country is paying for it. So is the arrangement justified, or overdue for a rethink?
Guests:
Saul Eslake, Economic consultant and former chief economist for ANZ and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Australia
Matt McKenzie, Economics writer for The West Australian
By ABC Australia4.6
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What happens when the nation’s wealthiest state gets extra funding on top of a needs‑based system? Since 2019, Western Australia has received a special billion‑dollar boost that no other state gets, and now the deal is under review. WA wants it to stay. The rest of the country is paying for it. So is the arrangement justified, or overdue for a rethink?
Guests:
Saul Eslake, Economic consultant and former chief economist for ANZ and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Australia
Matt McKenzie, Economics writer for The West Australian

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