*for Yabbie's benefit, that the correct name for our nation is "Commonwealth of Australia".*

Perhaps Anthony, you should read the Australina constitution and
give me a reason why you now think that it is now invalid.

After all, we don't try to claim a share of the billions which
the Eastern States earn from their pokies taxes.

Yabby,
Interesting how, when you are confronted with the illogicality of you're own position, you fake someone else's position and attack that.
It's called "Building a strawman".
At no time did I say that the constitution was invalid; I did not even mention the constitution.
I simply made oblique reference to the meaning of the word "Commonwealth" in our nation's title, meaning Common Wealth, or Wealth in Common, as a way of illuminating the sheer sillines of your assertion that the majority of Australians are - in your own words -"Leeches".
Perhaps you simply had a rush of blood and should acknowledge that.
Anthony
http://www.observationpoint.com.au

Yabby,
In case you are still confused, please follow this link and you will find the "Commonwealth of Australia Act"
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/coaca430/
Cheers,
Anthony
http://www.observationpoint.com.au

*At no time did I say that the constitution was invalid;*

Well you are clearly implying it. I remind you that according to
that constitution, minerals belong to the States, not the
Commonwealth. As it is offshore gas royalties do belong to the
Commonwealth. WA has to fund the infrastructure for those developments too.
Income taxes from workers go to the Commonwealth,
company taxes from the miners go to the Commonwealth. Even if you
are not aware of it, you all benefit from what we do here in WA.

Given our ever declining GST share, plus all the extra costs that
we have to wear, I think the term leeches is quite appropriate.
Fact is we are simply outvoted by the majority because WA is seen
as little more then a cash cow for the rest.

There is a simple solution, and that is to collect ALL state revenues, stamp duty, GST, pay roll tax, the proposed mining tax, if passed, everything, and put it in to consolidated revenue.

This should then be distributed evenly depending on population.

At least then , we here I. QLD can benefit from the melon median house price of around $700K.

What could possible be fairer than that?

Yes DEN71, climate people have never been in a position to collect & access information. Isn't a pity that they don't do that.

Even grater pity that they corrupt & distort, changing historical data, as if no one will notice.

Greater still is that those in academia chose to benefit from the climate change money, rather than bring some forced respectability to the field.