The Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson has accused the Liberal Premiers of colluding to take at least $1 billion from the Territory under a new GST carve up.

 

"The Liberal leaders are working on a plan that will tear an estimated $1 billion out of the Territory's budget and Terry Mills is weak, ineffective and failing to stand up for the Territory to his Liberal mates," Mr Henderson said.

 

 "We will fight this tooth and nail - this is the biggest threat to the Territory since self government.

 

 Mr Henderson said that Tony Abbott, Campbell Newman, Barry O'Farrell, Ted Baillieu, and Colin Barnett have all formed an alliance to “stitch up” a deal that he said could be implemented if the Commonwealth Coalition is elected and would devastate the Territory.

 

WA Premier, Colin Barnett, reportedly pushed for a new GST formula at the COAG meeting that would see at least 60 per cent of GST revenue  divided among the States on a population basis.