Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

But, as the Leader of the Opposition well knows, the GST is a tax which is imposed for the states. It is spent by the states. Changes to the GST are absolutely a matter for the states and territories. If all the states and territories can agree, obviously we are happy to hear from them. So I suggest to the Leader of the Opposition that he might like to talk to the Premier of South Australia, he might like to talk to the Premier of Queensland and he might like to talk to the Premier of Victoria. If they all agree, well, then they can have a discussion with the premiers of Western Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania, and then all of them can have a discussion with the Commonwealth.

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