Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says services could face cuts if her state loses its GST share to Western Australia.
Ms Palaszczuk is adamant national partnership agreements, which guarantee health and education funding, should continue.
The federal government is considering a new carve-up of the GST at COAG this week favouring WA, which has seen a dramatic downturn in revenue, at the expense of other states.
The premier says Queensland could face cuts of up to $500 million to services, and it's up to every federal politician from the state to support her stance.
"The reality is if that money does not flow on to Queensland, I believe that services will suffer," she said.
"And I do not want to see that, and that is why I am calling on every federal MP and every federal senator to back in my position as I head to Canberra."
Ms Palaszczuk is sure that all the states hold the same opinion, except for WA.
She said it was a national issue because the independent umpire, the Commonwealth Grants Commission, has already said there should be no change.
The premier said the Commonwealth had not overturned the commission's ruling in 30 years.
"Now the federal government is seeking to say to the states 'you sort it out'," Ms Palaszczuk said.
"Well, no there's an independent commission that has made that decision, so it's about time that the Commonwealth also abides by that."
Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg said he stands side by side with Queensland's government, but it should have a contingency plan.
He said the majority of the state's money came from its own sources, not the federal government, so Queensland's government should be trying to balance the books.
"Really the solutions around these things is not to be a cargo cultist, and to basically look within as well," Mr Springborg said.
"We should always fight for our fair share of revenue. We should not be propping up Western Australia, no one's arguing that.
"The real part of the equation here is what is the state Labor government's plans to balance their books.
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