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Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Over 1,000 Businesses Insolvent in WA’s Last Financial Year

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 9 August 2024 OVER 1,000 BUSINESSES INSOLVENT IN WA’S LAST FINANCIAL YEAR The latest figures produced by The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reveal that more than 1,000 businesses in WA were insolvent by the end of June 2024.…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Labor ignores competition advice, makes regional Australians pay the price

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 31 July 2024 LABOR IGNORES COMPETITION ADVICE, MAKES REGIONAL AUSTRALIANS PAY THE PRICE The collapse of Bonza and now Rex demonstrates Labor has ignored the many warning signs that Australia’s aviation industry needed urgent reform in order to…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Charities report a wasted opportunity when Australians need it most

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 19 July 2024 CHARITIES REPORT A WASTED OPPORTUNITY WHEN AUSTRALIANS NEED IT MOST Australia’s charity sector is supporting millions of households through the Albanese Government’s cost of living crisis, but it has also been fighting for its life.…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – WA household spending in record downturn under Labor

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 11 July 2024 WA HOUSEHOLD SPENDING IN RECORD DOWNTURN UNDER LABOR Plummeting household spending in Western Australia is the latest indicator of the state’s worsening cost-of-living crisis since the Albanese Government came to power. Australian Bureau of Statistics…

Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Win for charities as Labor forced to commit to IR action

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE   5 July 2024   WIN FOR CHARITIES AS LABOR FORCED TO COMMIT TO IR ACTION The Australian charity sector is celebrating after a Coalition motion in the Senate put an end to Labor ignoring its concerns. A…

Senator Dean Smith – Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Labor seats worst affected by WA mortgage pain

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 17 February 2025 LABOR SEATS WORST AFFECTED BY WA MORTGAGE PAIN A new survey of mortgage repayment increases in Western Australia since 2022 has revealed Labor-held electorates are bearing the brunt of the housing affordability crisis – confirming…

Senator Dean Smith – Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury – Media Release – Greater uncertainty, reduced competitiveness for WA resources sector

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SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 11 February 2025 GREATER UNCERTAINTY, REDUCED COMPETITIVENESS FOR WA RESOURCES SECTOR The Albanese Government has again confirmed it doesn’t have Western Australia’s best interests at heart – or understand the unique competition issues facing the resources sector there.…