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

Media Releases19 July, 2024

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

Media Releases11 July, 2024

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

Media Releases5 July, 2024

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…

Opinion Piece – Listen to facts on nuclear – The West Australian

Media Coverage, Updates and Videos2 July, 2024

July 2 If you’re reading this sentence, the chances are you will benefit from nuclear medicine at some point in your life. In fact, so crucial is nuclear medicine to diagnosing and treating common forms of cancer, statistics show that most Australians will benefit from it not once, but twice, over the course of a…

Transcript – Interview with Belinda Varischetti, ABC Country Hour

Media Coverage, Updates and Videos1 July, 2024

1 July 2024 Topics: Live sheep export ban, Labor’s poor Senate transparency, Food Donation Tax Incentive Private Senator’s Bill E&OE BELINDA VARISCHETTI: WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith has been in the Senate all morning. Senator, how far has the Bill to end the live sheep trade by sea progressed through the Senate this morning? DEAN…

Opinion Piece – Truth of Labor gaslighting finally revealed – The West Australian

Media Coverage, Updates and Videos27 June, 2024

When reports emerged at the beginning of last year suggesting the Perth Mint was plagued by significant compliance failures, WA Labor quickly attempted to hose down any concerns. Then minister for mines and petroleum Bill Johnson called the reports a “beat-up,” while former Premier Mark McGowan famously described it as a “storm in a f………

Media Release – Mandatory Grocery Code go slow continues, despite Labor’s noise

Media Coverage, Updates and Videos25 June, 2024

SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 24 June 2024 Mandatory Grocery Code go slow continues, despite Labor’s noise You’d be forgiven for thinking Labor had actually delivered something new in today’s Food and Grocery Code announcement. But, while confirmation a Mandatory Code will be…

Transcript – Interview with Oliver Peterson, 6PR Afternoons

Media Coverage, Updates and Videos24 June, 2024

21 June 2024 Topics: Perth Mint Senate Inquiry report E&OE OLIVER PETERSON: There has subsequently been an inquiry conducted by the Select Committee on the Perth Mint, and a WA Liberal Senator, Dean Smith is the chair of that committee. He’s just released a scathing report into the failures of the mint, and he can…

Transcript – Interview with Jo Trilling, ABC Perth Drive

Media Coverage, Updates and Videos24 June, 2024

21 June 2024 Topics: Perth Mint Senate Inquiry report E&OE JO TRILLING: (AUDIO GRAB PLAYED) Well off the back of all these accusations, WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith established a committee to report into the Mint and its compliance with a range of Commonwealth laws and regulations. Today, that inquiry released its final report. So,…

Media Release – ABS data confirms WA’s record housing pain

Media Coverage, Updates and Videos13 June, 2024

SENATOR DEAN SMITH SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR COMPETITION, CHARITIES AND TREASURY SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE 10 June 2024 ABS DATA CONFIRMS WA’S RECORD HOUSING PAIN WA is again breaking property records for all the wrong reasons, with average home loans reaching new highs and piling unprecedented pressure on aspiring homebuyers. New Australian…