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  "id": 3399812,
  "title": "Productivity Commission says ‘line was crossed’ when WA premier labelled them ‘east coast clowns’ over GST",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/productivity-commission-says-line-was-crossed-when-wa-premier",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T01:22:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/26/wa-gst-deal-productivity-commission-western-australia-premier-roger-cook"
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  "summary": "Commissioner Angela Jackson also said it was ‘disappointing’ that Anthony Albanese had ruled out changes to Western Australia’s GST arrangements Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Productivity Commission has condemned attacks on its integrity as “unacceptable” after its scathing assessment of Western Australia’s…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Productivity Commission says ‘line was crossed’ when WA premier labelled them ‘east coast clowns’ over GST",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/productivity-commission-says-line-was-crossed-when-wa-premier-3400031",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:22:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Productivity Commission slams 'clowns' comments after GST report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/productivity-commission-slams-clowns-comments-after-gst-report",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:18:43.000Z"
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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."
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