DEVESTATING FLOODS IN NEPAL AND TIBET
The devastating flooding across Nepal and Tibet is a terrible tragedy, with lives lost, communities devastated, and hundreds of people still unaccounted for.
Matters Concerning The Integrity Of The 2026 Census
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 7 August 2026 Matters Concerning The Integrity Of The 2026 Census The Coalition has called for the integrity of the 2026 Census to be protected from organised advocacy campaigns, writing to the Australian Bureau of…
GST Commission Must Come West And Hear From WA
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA GST Commission Must Come West And Hear From WA 7 August 2026 Western Australian Liberal Senator Dean Smith has written to the Productivity Commission demanding it hold public hearings in Perth and Port Hedland as part of its…
Perth Families Hit By Nation’s Sharpest Housing Cost Surge
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA Perth Families Hit By Nation’s Sharpest Housing Cost Surge The latest Consumer Price Index data shows Western Australians have been hit by some of the largest increases in housing, rent and essential household…
LABOR’S EXPANDED FIVE PER CENT DEPOSIT GAMBLE PUTS THOUSANDS OF YOUNG WA FAMILIES AT RISK OF NEGATIVE EQUITY
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 24 July 2026 MEDIA RELEASE LABOR’S EXPANDED FIVE PER CENT DEPOSIT GAMBLE PUTS THOUSANDS OF YOUNG WA FAMILIES AT RISK OF NEGATIVE EQUITY The Albanese Government has recklessly encouraged…
RECORD NUMBER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIANS SEEKING EXTRA WORK AS COST-OF LIVING PRESSURES GROW
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force data shows 76,400 Western Australians were looking for more hours of work in May 2026 – the highest number since November 2020 and an increase of 12,500 people since January this year.
OECD CONFIRMS LABOR’S COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS IS LEAVING AUSTRALIANS WORSE OFF
The latest report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has confirmed Australia has experienced one of the sharpest declines in living standards anywhere in the developed world, with Australian families continuing to lose ground under the Albanese Government.
ACNC REPORT CONFIRMS COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS HITTING CHARITIES AND COMMUNITIES
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s (ACNC) latest Australian Charities Report has confirmed that cost-of-living-pressures are placing increasing strain on both Australian families and the charities that support them.
AUSTRALIA NEEDS TO CREATE NEARLY 2 MILLION NEW JOBS OVER THE NEXT DECADE TO KEEP PACE WITH POPULATION GROWTH
Australia will need to create almost two million new jobs over the next decade simply to maintain the current unemployment rate, according to new analysis by the Parliamentary Library commissioned by Western Australian Liberal Senator Dean Smith.
LABOR’S CGT CHANGES THREATEN WA EXPLORATION, JOBS AND FUTURE MINES
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 28 May 2026 LABOR’S CGT CHANGES THREATEN WA EXPLORATION, JOBS AND FUTURE MINES Labor’s proposed capital gains tax changes risk choking off investment into Western Australia’s mineral exploration sector, threatening jobs, discoveries…