The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force data shows 76,400 Western Australians were looking for more hours of work in May 2026 – the highest number since November 2020 and an increase of 12,500 people since January this year.
The latest report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has confirmed Australia has experienced one of the sharpest declines in living standards anywhere in the developed world, with Australian families continuing to lose ground under the Albanese Government.
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s (ACNC) latest Australian Charities Report has confirmed that cost-of-living-pressures are placing increasing strain on both Australian families and the charities that support them.
Australia will need to create almost two million new jobs over the next decade simply to maintain the current unemployment rate, according to new analysis by the Parliamentary Library commissioned by Western Australian Liberal Senator Dean Smith.
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 28 May 2026 LABOR’S CGT CHANGES THREATEN WA EXPLORATION, JOBS AND FUTURE MINES Labor’s proposed capital gains tax changes risk choking off investment into Western Australia’s mineral exploration sector, threatening jobs, discoveries…
Labor’s proposed 30 per cent minimum tax on discretionary trusts could deliver a significant blow to Western Australia’s charity and not-for-profit sector, reducing support for churches, sporting clubs, community organisations and charities across the State.
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 22 May 2026 LABOR’S ZERO MINING INVESTMENT OUTLOOK A WARNING SIGN FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIAN JOBS Mining investment forecasts are heading in the wrong direction under Labor— and Western Australia cannot afford the…
The Reserve Bank’s latest decision to lift the cash rate by another 0.25 percentage points will heap further financial pressure on Australian families already struggling under the weight of rising mortgage repayments, persistent inflation and higher living costs.
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 8 May 2026 SURVEY SHOWS PERTH COSTS RISING FASTER THAN WAGES Perth families are being hit hardest by Australia’s cost-of-living crisis, with consumer prices rising 27 per cent over the past five…
SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 24 April 2026 PERTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RISING AS COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS RAGES New analysis of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed a rise in youth unemployment across Western Australia, with…
