Armed with graphs and slide shows, Team WA’s “fairness fighters” will set off for Canberra this week to tell anyone who will listen that the current GST deal works for the whole country.

Heralding WA Premier Roger Cook, Treasurer Rita Saffioti and Under Treasurer Michael Barnes’ arrival will be a $1 million ad blitz in newspapers, on radio, online and on Canberra billboards.

WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti. Credit: Ross Swanborough

Titled “WA’s GST is working for Australia”, the campaign will attempt to relay the benefits of the deal for the rest of the country.

But the trio will be flying into hostile territory, as critics of WA’s GST share under a deal cut with the former Morrison Coalition government sharpen their attacks ahead of a major Productivity Commission review.

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