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Jacinta Allan rubbishes claims Queensland GST revenue is keeping Victoria’s ‘hospital lights on’


Premier hits back at Queensland treasurer, saying sunshine state’s ‘budget black hole’ has nothing to do with Victoria

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A war of words has broken out between two state governments over GST revenue, after Queensland’s treasurer claimed his state was keeping Victoria’s “hospital lights on”.

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, hit back with blunt language on Monday morning, rubbishing the claims as “just bullshit”.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/30/jacinta-allan-rubbishes-claims-queensland-gst-revenue-is-keeping-victorias-hospital-lights-on

Author : Andrew Messenger and Benita Kolovos

Publish date : 2025-06-30 04:03:00

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