Littleproud, Taylor & Smith – JMR – Grocery competition go slow an indictment on a distracted government

THE HON DAVID LITTLEPROUD MP Leader of the Nationals Shadow Minister for Agriculture Member for Maranoa THE HON ANGUS TAYLOR MP Shadow Treasurer Member for Hume SENATOR DEAN SMITH Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Senator for Western Australia MEDIA RELEASE Monday, 23 September 2024 GROCERY COMPETITION GO SLOW AN INDICTMENT ON A…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Not-for-profits given a voice on ATO rule changes

SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 18 September 2024   NOT-FOR-PROFITS GIVEN A VOICE ON ATO RULE CHANGES In a win for Australian not-for-profit organisations, a Senate inquiry will scrutinise the Albanese Government’s bungled implementation of new tax requirements. A motion introduced by Senator…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Opinion Piece – The West Australian – We’re worse off than in GFC

SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA OPINION PIECE – THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 18 September 2024 WE’RE WORSE OFF THAN IN GFC Remember 2008? It was the year the iPhone was first released in Australia, the ABC first aired Q&A, and Federal Parliament heard its first welcome to…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – RBA figures confirm east coast mortgage stress

SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 16 September 2024 RBA FIGURES CONFIRM EAST COAST MORTGAGE STRESS Ballooning property prices, combined with 13 interest rate rises since Federal Labor came to power, have resulted in a significant increase in mortgage holders falling behind on their…

JMR – Howarth & Smith – Albanese Government Refuses To Ditch Red Tape For Local Accountants And Bookkeepers

The Hon Luke Howarth MP Shadow Assistant Treasurer Shadow Minister for Financial Services Senator Dean Smith Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, and Treasury MEDIA RELEASE 11 September 2024 ALBANESE GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO DITCH RED TAPE FOR LOCAL ACCOUNTANTS AND BOOKKEEPERS The Albanese Labor Government has teamed up with the Greens and Senator David Pocock to…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Coalition to pursue Labor in the Senate over Census chaos

SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 6 September 2024 COALITION TO PURSUE LABOR IN THE SENATE OVER CENSUS CHAOS The Albanese Government’s chaotic mismanagement regarding questions in the upcoming Census, and the internal divisions it is exposing, risk undermining public confidence in the entire…