Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Opinion Piece – Community Directors Intelligence – Coalition pledges stronger voice for charities and not-for-profits

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA OPINION PIECE – COMMUNITY DIRECTORS INTELLIGENCE 4 March 2025 COALITION PLEDGES STRONGER VOICE FOR CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS The role of Australian not-for-profits in supporting Australians is vital – and probably never more so than in the last year. Amid an…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Opinion Piece – The West Australian – PM out of touch and time

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA OPINION PIECE – THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 9 December 2024 PM OUT OF TOUCH AND TIME When Anthony Albanese launched his 2022 election campaign here in Perth, he asked Australians to “vote for hope” and trust that his government would deliver…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Opinion Piece – The West Australian – Easy Solution to Food Crisis

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA OPINION PIECE – THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 2 December 2024 EASY SOLUTION TO FOOD CRISIS Across the country, household budgets are at breaking point. Persistent inflation and stagnant wages have plagued the Australian economy for two years under Labor. The effects of…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Opinion Piece – The West Australian – Our Democracy Is In Decline

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA OPINION PIECE – THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 22 October 2024 OUR DEMOCRACY IS IN DECLINE Former US president Ronald Reagan once commented that “freedom is a fragile thing … it is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Opinion Piece – The West Australian – We’re worse off than in GFC

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA OPINION PIECE – THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 18 September 2024 WE’RE WORSE OFF THAN IN GFC Remember 2008? It was the year the iPhone was first released in Australia, the ABC first aired Q&A, and Federal Parliament heard its first welcome to…

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…

Opinion Piece – Compensating travellers for cancelled flights long overdue – The Australian Financial Review

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From being one of life’s pleasures, flying in Australia has become an anxious business, which sees us reloading Qantas or Virgin apps throughout the day, expecting the worst, while having to make contingencies for possible delays or cancelled flights. Australians who fly for work, visit family, for medical appointments, holidays, and a host of other…