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UNANIMOUS SCRUTINY COMMITTEE REPORT RAISES SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS WITH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REFORM BILL

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA 20 November 2025 UNANIMOUS SCRUTINY COMMITTEE REPORT RAISES SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS WITH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REFORM BILL The bipartisan Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee has tabled a unanimous report raising substantial concerns about…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Homeowners in mortgage arrears nearly doubles

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 9 September 2024 HOMEOWNERS IN MORTGAGE ARREARS NEARLY DOUBLES Growing home loans, combined with the impact of 13 interest rates rises under Labor, has created a staggering increase in the number of Australians falling behind in their mortgage…

Paterson, Smith, Adeniyi – Media Release – Multicultural youth swimming program will save lives and boost social cohesion

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SENATOR JAMES PATERSON SHADOW MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND CYBER SECURITY SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY FELICIA ADENIYI LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE FOR COWAN 30 April 2025 MULTICULTURAL YOUTH SWIMMING PROGRAM WILL SAVE LIVES AND BOOST SOCIAL COHESION An elected Dutton Liberal Government will provide $150,000 over three years from…

Smith, Adeniyi – Media Release – $295 million for congestion-busting major road upgrades in Cowan

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA FELICIA ADENIYI LIBERAL FOR COWAN 29 April 2025 $295 MILLION FOR CONGESTION-BUSTING MAJOR ROAD UPGRADES IN COWAN An elected Liberal Government will deliver two transformational upgrades to congested major roads in Perth’s northern suburbs worth a total of $295…

Smith, Reynolds, Adeniyi – Media Release – Delivering world-class facilities for Wanneroo Rugby Union Club

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA SENATOR LINDA REYNOLDS LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA FELICIA ADENIYI LIBERAL FOR COWAN 12 April 2025 DELIVERING WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES FOR WANNEROO RUGBY UNION CLUB An elected Liberal Government will provide $4 million towards the redevelopment and expansion of the…

Senator Dean Smith – Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Address – National Press Club

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA ADDRESS – CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS PRE-ELECTION FORUM – NATIONAL PRESS CLUB 23 April 2025 ***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** INTRODUCTION Thank you, Julie – and thank you to both our sponsors and all of you from across the Australian charity and not-for-profit…

Dutton, Sukkar, Smith, Evans – Media Release – Coalition Commits Funding to New Foodbank QLD Distribution Centre

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THE HON PETER DUTTON MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION THE HON MICHAEL SUKKAR MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY MR TREVOR EVANS LIBERAL NATIONAL PARTY CANDIDATE FOR BRISBANE COALITION COMMITS FUNDING TO NEW FOODBANK QUEENSLAND DISTRIBUTION CENTRE An elected Dutton Coalition Government will commit…

Australia’s Emissions Flatline Under Albanese Labor Government as Key Sectors Worsen

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The latest Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory: March 2025 exposes the Albanese Labor Government’s failure to deliver on its emissions reduction promises, with rising emissions in key sectors leaving Australia dangerously off-track to meet its 2030 target. While overall emissions remained relatively flat, this is not the result of Labor’s policies. The…

The Hon Michael Sukkar MP & Senator Dean Smith – Joint Media Release – COALITION COMMITS $50 MILLION TO FOOD CHARITY SERVICES

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SHADOW MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, NDIS, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AND MANAGER OF OPPOSITION BUSINESS – THE HON MICHAEL SUKKAR MP SENATOR DEAN SMITH – SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY & LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA JOINT MEDIA RELEASE COALITION COMMITS $50 MILLION TO FOOD CHARITY SERVICES 28 March 2025 A Dutton Coalition…

Senator Dean Smith – Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – National Spike in Borrowers Who Cannot Make Mortgage Repayments Under Labor

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY LIBERAL SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 20 March 2025 NATIONAL SPIKE IN BORROWERS WHO CANNOT MAKE MORTGAGE REPAYMENTS UNDER LABOR The number of Australian mortgage holders running at least three months late on their repayments has increased in every state and the ACT,…