Well , there was the time when we were only getting just over 30c in the $ of GST because they'd factored in a price for iron ore that didn't eventuate but they refused to adjust the share . (Not as many votes here as where the money went.) That contributed to a vote drift away from the coalition over time . We're still trying to pay back the debt from that time .
Only getting 70c now , the rest goes to other states . Royalties were excellent last year , much lower now , they change a lot . But some of those royalties needs to get ploughed back into infrastructure etc ..
Very complex and also very volatile . In terms of the state govt money recieved directly (royalties + GST share) I'm not sure if we come out on top over all or not . However , we DO come out well with secondary (flow on) effects of mining in the state which helps the economy in general .
