Senator Dean Smith Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Liberal Senator for Western Australia MEDIA RELEASE 14 July 2023 LABOR REFUSES TO RELEASE GST DOCUMENTS REQUESTED UNDER FOI Treasurer Jim Chalmers is again showing up Anthony Albanese’s much vaunted commitment to accountability and transparency in Government by refusing to release hundreds of pages…
Senator Dean Smith Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Liberal Senator for Western Australia MEDIA RELEASE 11 July 2023 LABOR TALKFEST CONTINUES WHILE AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES WAIT FOR REAL RESULTS Another round of charities town hall meetings is being held by the Albanese Government while it neglects key decisions affecting the Australian charity and…
Senator Dean Smith Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Liberal Senator for Western Australia Angie Bell MP Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education Shadow Minister for Youth Federal Member for Moncrieff Aaron Violi MP Federal Member for Casey MEDIA RELEASE 4 July 2023 CHARITIES THE HIDDEN FACE OF AUSTRALIA’S COST OF LIVING CRISIS…
Recent back to back visits to charities and non-profits in the Federal electorates of Parkes and Bradfield provided an opportunity to compare the sector at work in dramatically different parts of NSW.
Less than a year into Government, and following a campaign centred on honesty, Labor has betrayed the trust of WA voters by breaking its commitment not to make changes to superannuation.
A newly established Senate inquiry is calling for banks to immediately stop closing branches in regional towns until a proper impact assessment is done.
In its ‘Building Capacity, Building Community’ election commitment, Labor undertook to “unlock additional support for organisations that lift the vulnerable, address disadvantage and enrich our communities”.
The Senate Cost of Living Committee today heard evidence from witnesses that Australians are facing higher prices and higher mortgages, with only 8 per cent of economists positive about the economy this year.
Two leading South Australian charities have identified excessive red tape and complex regulatory frameworks as key issues to be tackled in 2023.
Christmas has come and gone, but the challenges confronting Australian charities have snowballed into 2023. Charities offering critical support face growing demand – largely due to the cost-of-living crisis, but also the effects of natural disasters across the country. Operators are battling to meet this demand in an environment characterised by climbing operating costs and…
