{
  "id": 1450097,
  "title": "Architect of current GST system says it is 'working exactly as intended'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/architect-of-current-gst-system-says-it-is-working-exactly-as-intended",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:47:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/former-wa-senator-mathias-cormann-defends-current-gst-system/107046214"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former WA senator Mathias Cormann has defended the current GST system as fit for purpose, after a landmark interim report by the Productivity Commission found the carve-up was costly and unfair.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}