Opinion Piece – Migrant boom’s housing bust – The West Australian

Anthony Albanese is learning the hard way that it’s much easier to promise people the world than deliver practical outcomes. Despite pledging to reduce power bills by $275, Labor’s policies have caused them to increase by 30 per cent on the east coast since May 2022. Anthony Albanese swore to implement the Uluru Statement from…

Transcript – Interview with Nadia Mitsopoulos, ABC Radio Perth

2 March 2024 Topics: Armaguard, ACCC, Regional Banking Inquiry E&OE   Nadia Mitsopoulos Dean Smith is a WA Liberal Senator. He has some questions to ask about this in parliament. Senator, good morning.   Dean Smith Good morning to you Nadia.   Nadia Mitsopoulos How do you see the situation that Armaguard is in now?…

Joint Media Release with Senator Bridget McKenzie – Protecting Airline Passengers

SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE SENATOR FOR VICTORIA SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 27 February 2024 MEDIA RELEASE PROTECTING AIRLINE PASSENGERS – BECAUSE LABOR WON’T Australians deserve an aviation industry…

RADICAL LABOR IR CHANGES THREATEN CHARITIES

  SENATOR DEAN SMITH LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY   MEDIA RELEASE 23 January 2024   RADICAL LABOR IR CHANGES THREATEN CHARITIES   Thousands of jobs in Australia’s charity sector risk being plunged into uncertainty thanks to Labor’s industrial relations agenda. As reported in The Australian newspaper…

WA FAMILIES HIT BY LABOR’S RISING BACK TO SCHOOL COSTS

SENATOR DEAN SMITH LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY 19 January 2024  WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith, a member of the Coalition economic team, says the concerns of many local parents and carers have been realised due to a sharp hike in education-related costs under the Albanese Government…

Balance crucial in a divisive debate – The Sunday Times

It’s the time of the year when the subject of Australia’s national day, and the date on which we celebrate it, fills the airwaves and column inches. For a couple of weeks it dominates media, political and, more recently, commercial conversations. The decision by Woolworths and Aldi, among others, not to sell Australia Day-themed material…

Albo in line for a frosty reception – The West Australian

Since being elected Prime Minister just over 18 months ago, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has tried hard to make a virtue of his visits to WA. Despite WA’s sweltering summers, when he touches down for his first visit in 2024, he should come prepared for a frosty reception. Having had a bitter taste of Labor,…