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Senator Dean Smith – Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Mortgage repayment survey pinpoints the hardest hit locations across Australia

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 18 February 2025 MORTGAGE REPAYMENT SURVEY PINPOINTS THE HARDEST HIT LOCATIONS ACROSS AUSTRALIA A new nationwide analysis reveals the Australian suburbs worst impacted by rising mortgage repayments under the Albanese Government – and confirms most are in Labor-held…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Holiday Pain As Almost 60 Goods And Services Record Double Digit Price Growth Over Two Years

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 27 December 2024 HOLIDAY PAIN AS ALMOST 60 GOODS AND SERVICES RECORD DOUBLE DIGIT PRICE GROWTH OVER TWO YEARS A comprehensive new analysis lays bare the cost-of-living increases since the Albanese Government has been in power – and…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Australian Household Savings Collapse Under Labor

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 20 December 2024 AUSTRALIAN HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS COLLAPSE UNDER LABOR Reserve Bank of Australia data reveals the rapid decline in household savings under the Albanese Labor Government. A comparison of RBA Key Economic Indicators Snapshots from the beginning of…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Perth tops price increases on more than 40 goods and services

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 9 December 2024 PERTH TOPS PRICE INCREASES ON MORE THAN 40 GOODS AND SERVICES A comprehensive analysis of ABS data has highlighted the record impact Labor’s rising cost-of-living is having on Western Australians. It reveals for the first…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Labor Trashes Senate Scrutiny

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE   3 December 2024   LABOR TRASHES SENATE SCRUTINY   The Albanese Labor Government continues to make a mockery of its election vow to be responsive and transparent – failing to comply with Senate orders to provide information…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Labor leaves supermarket shoppers exposed this Christmas

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 27 November 2024 LABOR LEAVES SUPERMARKET SHOPPERS EXPOSED THIS CHRISTMAS After dragging its feet for months, Labor has finally introduced legislation aimed at tackling poor behaviour and boosting competition in the supermarket sector – but has again confirmed…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Fighting for improved competition where Labor won’t

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 22 November 2024 FIGHTING FOR IMPROVED COMPETITION WHERE LABOR WON’T The Coalition is putting pressure on a key competition issue in the e-conveyancing market that – like so much else impacting Australian consumers – the Albanese Government continues…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Charities and hungry Australians they support “crying out for help” under Labor

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 19 November 2024 CHARITIES AND HUNGRY AUSTRALIANS THEY SUPPORT “CRYING OUT FOR HELP” UNDER LABOR Labor’s cost-of-living crisis has seen millions of Australians unable to afford food and other basic necessities – leaving charities struggling to meet demand…