Albanese signs WA GST pledge on reporter’s arm and signals possible support for state’s nickel miners

PM says federal government will make ‘no changes’ to Western Australia GST payments, which could hit $50bn over a decade

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The federal government is considering “time-limited support” for the nickel industry in Western Australia as it faces growing international competition from Indonesian producers, Anthony Albanese has said.

The prime minister also pledged to maintain WA’s lucrative share of GST payments by signing a promise on a newspaper front page and on a reporter’s arm in marker pen, before encouraging the journalist to get it tattooed on his body.

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