WA Treasurer unveils $5.6b budget surplus driven by iron ore royalties |ABC News

WA Premier Mark McGowan has handed down his first budget as Treasurer, delivering a record surplus and saying it's an opportunity to "build for the future".
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The surplus was significantly boosted by GST revenue and the Premier's bracing for a campaign by other States to change the formula.

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