Multicultural Community Event with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlf-ODCPNcc
Emmanuel Christian Community School unveils new facilities
Patron Senator for Perth’s Northern Suburbs Dean Smith today opened the new West Wing Secondary Campus classrooms at Emmanuel Christian Community School in Girrawheen. The project includes 11 general learning areas and student amenities, designed to actively engage students, and featuring spacious corridors, a breezeway and break out spaces where they can gather. The Coalition…
Best GST fix is to expand the pool – The Australian Financial Review
Revenue share Instead of fixating on Western Australia, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas should focus on the economic policy reforms needed to reverse the decline in the GST to GDP ratio. Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas claims the current system for dividing GST revenues between the states and territories ‘‘isn’t just unfair’’ but is‘‘far worse’’ than first…
Giving Power to the People
Future WA Liberal leaders would be elected by all Liberal Party members across the state in a bold plan to revitalise the Party and break the influence of powerbrokers. Western Australia would become the first division of the Liberal Party in the country to popularly elect its leader, rather than the leader being selected by…
PM Vows No Change to GST – Sunday Times
Prime Minister Scott Morison has given an emphatic no to rolling back a GST deal that has finally delivered Western Australia its fair share of the multi-billion dollar pie. The drums have been beating loudly for change in the Eastern States media and there have also been reports of senior politicians meeting to express their discontent with current arrangements.
Adjournment Speech – Myanmar Coup
The fight to restore democracy in Myanmar will not be in vain. A petition against the military coup, signed by hundreds of affected people, has been given voice in the Australian Parliament. Speaking in the Senate, I assured the people of Myanmar – and Burmese communities here and around the world – that we share…
Northern Suburbs Men’s Shed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0GvDJomslw
The Big Sign Goes Up at my Wanneroo Road Office!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKSq-ZuCpxk
Adjournment Speech – Fairbridge and Indigenous Redress
The National Redress Scheme is delivering real results for survivors of institutional child sex abuse, but we must never stop improving it. In the Senate, I spoke about the special attention that must be paid to two groups in 2021 – the “Fairbridge kids” and Indigenous survivors. I also shared the important insights picked up…
Faster internet for Perth’s northern suburbs
Locals in Girrawheen and Wanneroo will be among the next 100,000 premises to benefit from access to ultrafast internet speeds, with NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) announcing the second tranche of its $4.5 billion network investment plan. NBN Co will work with its partners to design and construct local fibre networks passing at the street…