SENATOR THE HON JANE HUME SHADOW MINISTER FOR FINANCE CHAIR OF THE COST OF LIVING COMMITTEE SENATOR FOR VICTORIA SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA SENATOR THE HON MATT CANAVAN SENATOR FOR QUEENSLAND SENATOR MARIA KOVACIC SENATOR FOR NEW SOUTH WALES MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, 7 August…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA OPINION PIECE – THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 1 August 2024 LIFE HARDER UNDER ALBANESE Anthony Albanese lauded the “stability” of his government over the weekend, when he announced his first major cabinet reshuffle in more than two years. If I have…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 31 July 2024 LABOR IGNORES COMPETITION ADVICE, MAKES REGIONAL AUSTRALIANS PAY THE PRICE The collapse of Bonza and now Rex demonstrates Labor has ignored the many warning signs that Australia’s aviation industry needed urgent reform in order to…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 19 July 2024 CHARITIES REPORT A WASTED OPPORTUNITY WHEN AUSTRALIANS NEED IT MOST Australia’s charity sector is supporting millions of households through the Albanese Government’s cost of living crisis, but it has also been fighting for its life.…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 11 July 2024 WA HOUSEHOLD SPENDING IN RECORD DOWNTURN UNDER LABOR Plummeting household spending in Western Australia is the latest indicator of the state’s worsening cost-of-living crisis since the Albanese Government came to power. Australian Bureau of Statistics…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 5 July 2024 WIN FOR CHARITIES AS LABOR FORCED TO COMMIT TO IR ACTION The Australian charity sector is celebrating after a Coalition motion in the Senate put an end to Labor ignoring its concerns. A…
The Hon Angus Taylor MP Shadow Treasurer 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 4 July 2024 COALITION FORCES CRUCIAL COST OF LIVING MEASURE BACK ONTO THE AGENDA The Coalition has successfully forced the…
July 2 If you’re reading this sentence, the chances are you will benefit from nuclear medicine at some point in your life. In fact, so crucial is nuclear medicine to diagnosing and treating common forms of cancer, statistics show that most Australians will benefit from it not once, but twice, over the course of a…
1 July 2024 Topics: Live sheep export ban, Labor’s poor Senate transparency, Food Donation Tax Incentive Private Senator’s Bill E&OE BELINDA VARISCHETTI: WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith has been in the Senate all morning. Senator, how far has the Bill to end the live sheep trade by sea progressed through the Senate this morning? DEAN…
When reports emerged at the beginning of last year suggesting the Perth Mint was plagued by significant compliance failures, WA Labor quickly attempted to hose down any concerns. Then minister for mines and petroleum Bill Johnson called the reports a “beat-up,” while former Premier Mark McGowan famously described it as a “storm in a f………
