Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Senate passes Bill to combat organ trafficking and harvesting – without Government’s support

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 21 August 2024 SENATE PASSES BILL TO COMBAT ORGAN TRAFFICKING AND HARVESTING – WITHOUT GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT The Senate has passed the Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2023, marking a significant step forward in Australia’s…

Taylor, Howarth and Smith – JMR – The Coalition Powers Up The Consumer Data Right

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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 Thursday, 15 August 2024 THE COALITION POWERS-UP THE CONSUMER DATA RIGHT In the Senate today, the Coalition ensured the passage of key…

Taylor, Howarth & Smith – Jmr – The Coalition Will Stop Labor’s Attacks On Local Accountants And Bookkeepers

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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 13 August 2024 THE COALITION WILL STOP LABOR’S ATTACKS ON LOCAL ACCOUNTANTS AND BOOKKEEPERS The Coalition will seek to disallow the Albanese…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Over 1,000 Businesses Insolvent in WA’s Last Financial Year

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 9 August 2024 OVER 1,000 BUSINESSES INSOLVENT IN WA’S LAST FINANCIAL YEAR The latest figures produced by The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reveal that more than 1,000 businesses in WA were insolvent by the end of June 2024.…

Taylor, Howarth & Smith – JMR – Consumers Losing From Labor’s Failures on Consumer Data Right

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Friday, 9 August 2024 CONSUMERS LOSING FROM LABOR’S FAILURES ON CONSUMER DATA RIGHT The Coalition welcome the Assistant Treasurer’s rediscovery of the Consumer Data Right after two years of inaction on this crucial reform. The Consumer Data Right has the potential to be a gamechanger for consumers and competition in Australia, but it needs to…

Taylor, Howarth & Smith – JMR – Labor Must Not Abandon The Consumer Data Right

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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 Treasury, Charities, and Competition MEDIA RELEASE 7 August 2024 LABOR MUST NOT ABANDON THE CONSUMER DATA RIGHT The Albanese Labor Government’s silence and inaction on the Consumer Data…

Hume, Smith, Canavan & Kovacic – Media Release – Labor’s spending to fuel inflation crisis for longer

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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…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Opinion Piece – Life harder under Albanese

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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…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Labor ignores competition advice, makes regional Australians pay the price

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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…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Charities report a wasted opportunity when Australians need it most

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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.…