SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 28 January 2026 SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE NOW MORE AFFORDABLE THAN PERTH FOR RENTERS New data has laid bare the depth of Perth’s rental crisis, with Sydney and Melbourne now offering more…
New data has laid bare the depth of Perth’s rental crisis, with Sydney and Melbourne now offering more affordable rental suburbs than Western Australia’s capital – despite having more than double the population.
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 19 January 2026 UNANIMOUS COMMITTEE REPORT FLAGS KEY CONCERNS WITH COMBATING ANTISEMITISM, HATE AND EXTREMISM BILL The bipartisan Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee has tabled a unanimous report raising significant concerns…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH ACTING SHADOW MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA NO CHRISTMAS BILL RELIEF, JUST ONGOING ENERGY HARDSHIP FROM LABOR IN 2026 Christmas passed without the Albanese Government delivering the $275 power bill reduction it promised. Instead, in a further demonstration…
