The arrogance and ignorance of some is sad. GST breakdown state by state 2018-19
State GST share per dollar of Total
GST distribution $m VIC 98c $16,830M WA 47c $3,255M NSW 85c $18,030M SA $1.47 $6,751 M
and here for how much WA supports the rest of the country:
https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/defaul...ry-2018-19.pdf for balance of payments data.
WA earns 36% of Australian export income but only spends 11% of the import expenditure. About half the exports go to China.. WA would potentially be better off alone. In 1933 the population voted overwhelmingly to secede. With respect to names, only WA and SA are named as part of Australia. The other mainland states seem to cling to the motherland!