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eastern states over GST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Treasurer Rita Saffioti has fired a salvo at eastern states whingers who want to get their hands on the WA\u2019s GST &#8211; reminding them that they get billions of dollars in pokie revenues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/thewest.com.au\/politics\/state-politics\/rita-saffioti-takes-aim-at-gst-whingers-over-billion-dollar-poker-machine-revenue-c-22592696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News &#8211; Australia &#8211; The West Australian<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasurer Rita Saffioti has fired a salvo at eastern states whingers who want to get their hands on the WA\u2019s GST &#8211; reminding them that they get billions of dollars in pokie 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