I actually remember the NSW government having a whinge late 90's but I can't find that.
This article refers to WA benefiting for 70 years. It stands to reason really - when WA was a smaller economy
it was subsidised by the powerful Eastern States. The mining boom changed that - but maybe temporarily.
http://insidestory.org.au/the-true-story-of-western-australia-and-the-gst
