Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – WA household spending in record downturn under Labor

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…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Win for charities as Labor forced to commit to IR action

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…

Taylor – Howarth – Smith JMR – Coalition Forces Crucial Cost of Living Measure Back on The Agenda

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…

Opinion Piece – Truth of Labor gaslighting finally revealed – The West Australian

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………

Media Release – Mandatory Grocery Code go slow continues, despite Labor’s noise

SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 24 June 2024 Mandatory Grocery Code go slow continues, despite Labor’s noise You’d be forgiven for thinking Labor had actually delivered something new in today’s Food and Grocery Code announcement. But, while confirmation a Mandatory Code will be…

Media Release – ABS data confirms WA’s record housing pain

SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 10 June 2024 ABS DATA CONFIRMS WA’S RECORD HOUSING PAIN   WA is again breaking property records for all the wrong reasons, with average home loans reaching new highs and piling unprecedented pressure on aspiring homebuyers. New Australian…