THE HON DAVID LITTLEPROUD MP Leader of the Nationals Shadow Minister for Agriculture Member for Maranoa THE HON ANGUS TAYLOR MP Shadow Treasurer Member for Hume SENATOR DEAN SMITH Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Senator for Western Australia MEDIA RELEASE Monday, 23 September 2024 GROCERY COMPETITION GO SLOW AN INDICTMENT ON A…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 18 September 2024 NOT-FOR-PROFITS GIVEN A VOICE ON ATO RULE CHANGES In a win for Australian not-for-profit organisations, a Senate inquiry will scrutinise the Albanese Government’s bungled implementation of new tax requirements. A motion introduced by Senator…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 16 September 2024 RBA FIGURES CONFIRM EAST COAST MORTGAGE STRESS Ballooning property prices, combined with 13 interest rate rises since Federal Labor came to power, have resulted in a significant increase in mortgage holders falling behind on their…
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 11 September 2024 ALBANESE GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO DITCH RED TAPE FOR LOCAL ACCOUNTANTS AND BOOKKEEPERS The Albanese Labor Government has teamed up with the Greens and Senator David Pocock to…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 6 September 2024 COALITION TO PURSUE LABOR IN THE SENATE OVER CENSUS CHAOS The Albanese Government’s chaotic mismanagement regarding questions in the upcoming Census, and the internal divisions it is exposing, risk undermining public confidence in the entire…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 27 August 2024 TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE – LABOR’S COMPETITION ATTEMPTS FALL SHORT Australians are paying a high price for the Albanese Government’s inability to deliver genuine competition reform. The Aviation White Paper and National Competition Policy Consultation Paper, both released…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
