Media Releases and Messages

SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 21 September 2026 MEDIA RELEASE WA FIRST HOME BUYERS BORROW $6.6 BILLION SINCE EXPANSION OF 5% DEPOSIT SCHEME Western Australian first home buyers have borrowed a massive $6.6 billion since the Albanese Government expanded…

Perth Families Hit By Nation’s Sharpest Housing Cost Surge

SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE SHADOW TREASURER SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE COST OF LIVING LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA  Perth Families Hit By Nation’s Sharpest Housing Cost Surge The latest Consumer Price Index data shows Western Australians have been hit by some of the largest increases in housing, rent and essential household…

RECORD NUMBER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIANS SEEKING EXTRA WORK AS COST-OF LIVING PRESSURES GROW

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.

OECD CONFIRMS LABOR’S COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS IS LEAVING AUSTRALIANS WORSE OFF

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.

ACNC REPORT CONFIRMS COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS HITTING CHARITIES AND COMMUNITIES

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 NEEDS TO CREATE NEARLY 2 MILLION NEW JOBS OVER THE NEXT DECADE TO KEEP PACE WITH POPULATION GROWTH

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.

LABOR’S CGT CHANGES THREATEN WA EXPLORATION, JOBS AND FUTURE MINES

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 DISCRETIONARY TRUST TAX RISKS MAJOR HIT TO WA CHARITIES, CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS

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.

LABOR’S ZERO MINING INVESTMENT OUTLOOK A WARNING SIGN FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIAN JOBS

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…

RBA RATE HIKE PILES PRESSURE ON LABOR’S MORTGAGE BELT

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.