• Liberal Party Senator for WA
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (since 28 May 2025)
  Shadow Assistant Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (since 28 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 2 May 2012 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Dean Smith speaks (no more than once per day)

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Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Fiscal Policy, Defence Properties (5 Feb 2026)

“Government senators are guilty of suffering from the effects of long COVID—selective memory and forgetfulness. When we talk about the budget decisions that were taken by the Morrison government, let's remember only one thing: the pandemic. In fact, had Labor's measures been adopted by the Morrison government, that level of spending as a percentage of GDP would have been considerably...”

Statements by Senators: Energy (4 Feb 2026)

“Yesterday the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered the verdict that Australians had feared and that the Albanese Labor government pretended would not come. The Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate by 25 basis point, to 3.85 per cent, in a unanimous decision of the board. To the average household, that decision will mean around $100 more every month in mortgage repayments. This is the first rate...”

Adjournment: Freshwater Bay Primary School, Blackham, Ms Sandra (3 Feb 2026)

“I rise this evening to commend the students, teachers and community partners involved in the Freshwater Bay Primary School Karrakatta Cross Initiative, a remarkable local project that brings history, service and remembrance to life for young Western Australians. Since 2021, Freshwater Bay Primary School has partnered with the Claremont RSL sub-branch to ensure the sacrifices of Australian...”

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• Has spoken in 59 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 5 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 5 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Dean Smith speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 658 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Dean Smith's latest interest statementLast updated: 27 Nov 2025