SENATOR DEAN SMITH LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 16 February 2026 SUBURBS IN KEY LABOR SEATS AMONG THE WORST IMPACTED BY SKYROCKETING MORTGAGE STRESS Mortgage holders in the battleground seats of Bullwinkel, Burt, Moore and Pearce are amongst the hardest hit by interest rate hikes under the Albanese Government – and there may be more…
DetailsSENATOR DEAN SMITH LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 13 February 2026 SENATE INQUIRY INTO DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR The Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee has held a public hearing in Canberra as part of its inquiry into democracy and human rights in Myanmar. Senator Dean Smith secured Senate support to…
DetailsSENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 11 February 2026 PERTH NOW LESS AFFORDABLE THAN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE AS RENTS SURGE 66 PER CENT New data from Cotality’s latest Rental Review confirms Perth is now at the centre…
DetailsNew data from Cotality’s latest Rental Review confirms Perth is now at the centre of the nation’s rental crisis, with Sydney and Melbourne offering more affordable rental suburbs than Western Australia’s capital.
DetailsSENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 28 January 2026 SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE NOW MORE AFFORDABLE THAN PERTH FOR RENTERS New data has laid bare the depth of Perth’s rental crisis, with Sydney and Melbourne now offering more…
DetailsNew data has laid bare the depth of Perth’s rental crisis, with Sydney and Melbourne now offering more affordable rental suburbs than Western Australia’s capital – despite having more than double the population.
DetailsSENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 19 January 2026 UNANIMOUS COMMITTEE REPORT FLAGS KEY CONCERNS WITH COMBATING ANTISEMITISM, HATE AND EXTREMISM BILL The bipartisan Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee has tabled a unanimous report raising significant concerns…
DetailsSENATOR DEAN SMITH ACTING SHADOW MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA NO CHRISTMAS BILL RELIEF, JUST ONGOING ENERGY HARDSHIP FROM LABOR IN 2026 Christmas passed without the Albanese Government delivering the $275 power bill reduction it promised. Instead, in a further demonstration…
DetailsSENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 28 November 2025 LABOR’S COST OF LIVING CRISIS FORCING RECORD NUMBERS OF OLDER WESTERN AUSTRALIANS BACK TO WORK New figures reveal the Albanese Government’s cost-of-living crisis is deepening in WA, with…
DetailsSENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 28 November 2025 COST OF LIVING CRISIS FORCING RECORD NUMBERS OF OLDER WESTERN AUSTRALIANS BACK TO WORK. New figures reveal a deepening cost-of-living crisis in Western Australia, with a record 35,700…
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