Dr De, as requested....
admittedly an ABC report, most others are behind a paywall, and I wasn’t going to Treasury to find the direct reference for you.
ABC NEWS REPORT
Seems to me that some states (NSW about the only exception) are using the pandemic to either hide inefficiencies or promote agendas,
...take QLD, the Premier in her daily live news report says that the State has one Covid case today...and the press and citizen are hyperventilating, up iin arms..but no-one questions the fact that the State debt is close to a 100 Billion dollars in debt...DEFLECTION...QLD has destroyed its financial, but nothing to see here.
The WA Premier sticks to his guns about closing the borders to keep the disease out, but not that long ago he was spruiking that Interstate FIFO could bring their families over, settle in WA and financial assistance would be given.
Purpose to convince those from the Eastern States that even though you will live a zillion miles from your family and friends, WA is a great place to live. AGENDA....WA does not have to rely on FIFO.
And using a giant State Origin mentality to peruse those aims.
SAD really.