Shadow Assistant Minister to the Shadow Treasurer · Liberal Party · Member for WA

Dean Smith

Chamber Senate Days in office 5,218 Jurisdiction commonwealth Party LP Verified 2 May 2026

Findings

Broke 1 of 2 tracked election promises.
Received $20K from 1 disclosed donor since 2021.
Has 3 disclosed foreign ties, including Switzerland, Liechtenstein.

142

Documented actions

92 AYE / 50 NO

Voting record

1 of 2

Promises kept

5,218

Days in office

Voting record

AYE vs NO

92 AYE · 50 NO

Policy stance distribution (254 policy areas)

Strong opponent 132Mostly opposes 13Mixed record 36Mostly supports 4Strong supporter 69

Policy positions

They Vote For You ↗

254 policy areas mapped from disclosed division votes. Bars left of centre mark opposition; bars right of it, support. Showing the 5 most decisive positions first — the clearest strong-opponent and strong-supporter rows, not an arbitrary cut.

OpposesSupports

tobacco plain packaging

STRONG SUPPORTER

a carbon price

STRONG OPPONENT

increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace

STRONG OPPONENT

recognising local government in the Constitution

STRONG OPPONENT

temporary protection visas

STRONG SUPPORTER

Show all 254 policy areas — grouped by stance

STRONG OPPONENT — 132

a carbon price

increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace

recognising local government in the Constitution

a minerals resource rent tax

increasing funding for university education

decreasing the private health insurance rebate

increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites

re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals

landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration

building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia

protecting whales within Australian waters

increasing the diversity of media ownership

creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission

using natural resource wealth for the benefit of all Australians

local community consultation on infrastructure projects

maintaining or increasing CSIRO funding

federal action on public housing

putting a time limit on immigration detention

a national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors

the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

banning all investment in cluster munitions

changing the date of Australia Day

requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements

making sanitary items GST-free

criminalising "revenge porn"

refugee family reunification

a review of our representatives' eligibility

increasing federal government support for childcare

increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship

the territories being able to legalise euthanasia

stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years

a travel ban on people from certain countries

protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements

increasing government support for the dairy industry

ending Governor-General allowances for serious misconduct

community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites

making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory

building community climate change resilience

increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment

assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic

paid parental leave equality for stay-at-home mums and dads

a Royal Commission into Robodebt

reducing waste in Australia

assisting Australians trying to return from overseas

extending Jobkeeper Payment

increasing protections for franchisees

an independent inquiry into Attorney-General Christian Porter

implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)

treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency

increasing workplace protections for women

decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels

considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)

increasing support for the Australian shipping industry

banning pay secrecy clauses

capping gas prices

market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity

implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full

self-governance of the territories

introducing a Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV)

banning the sale of non-therapeutic vapes

vehicle efficiency standards

introducing digital ID

reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status

increasing access to subsidised childcare

increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management

increasing protection of Australia's fresh water

increasing marine conservation

protecting the Great Barrier Reef

more scrutiny of intelligence services & police

removing children from immigration detention

ending immigration detention on Nauru

increasing the Youth Allowance rate

ending illegal logging

getting rid of the Gold Travel Pass

increasing access to medicinal cannabis products

increasing fishing restrictions

net zero emissions by 2035

increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income

ending immigration detention on Manus Island

the federal government calling for a ceasefire in Gaza (2023-26)

increasing the Newstart Allowance rate

increasing investment in renewable energy

greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations

increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship

restricting donations to political parties

a Royal Commission into banking

a Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability

pill testing

increasing funding for public schools

decreasing government funding for private schools

increasing housing affordability

increasing workplace protections

limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees

increasing consumer protections

more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force

civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples

universal access to abortion services

ending government investment in fossil fuels

reproductive bodily autonomy

increasing transparency of big business by making information public

protecting citizens' privacy

the use of strong encryption technologies

public transport

expanding public funded dental care

increasing Aboriginal land rights

banning new thermal coal mines

repealing Stage 3 tax cuts

implementing refugee and protection conventions

increasing the age pension

a federal inquiry into Queensland government administration

letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions

an inquiry into the Iraq War

legalising pepper spray

increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry

condemning the genocide in Gaza (2023 - ongoing)

stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation

increasing restrictions on gambling

procedural fairness

decreasing the gender pay gap

protecting whistleblowers

doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers

restricting foreign ownership

encouraging Australian-based industry

increasing funding for legal aid

net zero emissions by 2050

increasing freedom of political communication

the Paris Climate Agreement

increasing access under Freedom of Information law

increasing political transparency

increasing legal protections for LGBTI people

protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats

MOSTLY OPPOSES — 13

requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records

requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments

Improving pay and conditions for gig workers

making price gouging illegal

federal government action on animal & plant extinctions

same-sex marriage equality

no new fossil fuels projects

reducing air pollution

strengthening gun control laws

increasing accessibility of government data and documents

a transition plan for coal workers

ending indexation on student debt (vocational and tertiary)

closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

MIXED RECORD — 36

transgender rights and protections

a Free Trade Agreement with China

targetting homelessness in specific vulnerable groups

suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)

compulsory income management for welfare recipients

an emissions reduction fund

increasing funding for road infrastructure

increasing support for community radio and TV

making Australians working overseas repay their student debts

buffer zones around abortion clinics

a publicly accessible foreign ownership register for agricultural land

a same-sex marriage plebiscite

increasing penalties for breach of data

promoting multiculturalism

investing in climate science

increasing support for rural and regional Australia

banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention

legalising recreational cannabis for adults

a character test for Australian visas

having a referendum on whether to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

making university education fee-free

climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)

revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the courts

considering motions on Gaza (2023-26) (procedural)

up to 12 months of paid parental leave by 2030

treating COVID vaccine status as a protected attribute

banning politicial deepfakes

criminalising wage theft

making TAFE education fee-free

mandatory climate financial disclosures

increasing the financial return on fossil fuels

paid placements for all students

wiping all student debt (university and vocational)

capping the indexation rates for HECS-HELP debts

reducing university student debt

MOSTLY SUPPORTS — 4

political intervention in research funding grants

storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies

deregulating undergraduate university fees

transgender children and young people having access to gender affirming healthcare

STRONG SUPPORTER — 69

tobacco plain packaging

temporary protection visas

privatising government-owned assets

decreasing availability of welfare payments

the Intervention in the Northern Territory

uranium export

offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia

funding the national school chaplaincy program

giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan

charging postgraduate research students fees

the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement

Senate electoral reform

increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators

putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial

imprisoning immigration detention workers who record or reveal information from their work

increasing the price of tobacco

increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%

increasing scrutiny of unions

increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')

increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15%

Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)

the Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH

the Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")

drug testing welfare recipients

turning back asylum boats when possible

making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use

privatising the ABC

a declared area offence

MacMines' proposed China Stone coal mine in the Galilee Basin

a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Temporary Exclusion Orders

an independent NDIS assessment process

offshore oil mining

increasing state and territory environmental approval powers

the Murray Darling Basin Plan

putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis

Extended Supervision Orders (ESOs)

placing the CFMEU into administration

unconventional gas mining

live animal export

increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts

getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates

privatising certain government services

increasing the cost of humanities degrees

revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister

changing the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act

reducing the corporate tax rate

Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin

Australia's timber industry

regional processing of asylum seekers

increasing investment in the coal industry

giving approval for mining in the Liverpool Plains

maintaining or increasing defence spending

prioritising religious freedom

letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)

increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws

decreasing ABC and SBS funding

mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences

reducing taxes for high-income earners

Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)

voluntary student union fees

nuclear energy

increasing surveillance powers

targeting foreign interference in Australia

an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)

criminalising hate speech

reducing taxes for middle-income earners

criminalising hate symbols

increasing or removing the Government debt limit

Election promises

Source ↗

1 of 2

tracked election promises kept

Guarantee fuel delivery to S-Bend service station

broken Made 26 Mar 2026 Source

Advocating for Tuart Place

kept Made 10 Mar 2026 Source

Votes & actions

They Vote For You ↗

142 documented actions · 92 AYE · 50 NO · showing the 5 most recent

Vote	Action	Date
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	14 May 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	14 May 2026	Source
AYE	Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee	14 May 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	14 May 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	14 May 2026	Source

Show actions 6–45 of 142

AYE	Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees	14 May 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference	14 May 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference	14 May 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	13 May 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference	13 May 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Housing; Order for the Production of Documents	13 May 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency — Budget	13 May 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment Agreement; Order for the Production of Documents	13 May 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference	13 May 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025; Second Reading	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents - Housing Australia - Order for the production of documents	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Superannuation; Order for the Production of Documents	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Repeal of restrictions relating to fossil fuels	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026; Second Reading	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025;	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Matters of Urgency — Fuel Security	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Australian Information Environment; Order for the Production of Documents	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Fuel	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions — Fuel	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025;	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025;	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 and another - Third Reading - Pass the bills	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Housing; Order for the Production of Documents	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Home Guarantee Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Department of the Treasury, Home Guarantee Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Tran	25 Mar 2026	Source

Show actions 46–85 of 142

NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	23 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	23 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	23 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	23 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	23 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Therapeutic Goods Administration; Order for the Production of Documents	23 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026, Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026, Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Fir	23 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026, Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026, Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Crimi	23 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts; Order for the Production of Documents	23 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Limitation of Debate	23 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Matters of Urgency — Fuel	23 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion; Order for the Production of Documents	23 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Gun Control; Order for the Production of Documents	23 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Forestry Industry; Order for the Production of Documents	23 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Home Guarantee Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents	23 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions - Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion - Bondi royal commission's special adviser	12 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Fuel Security	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions - Fuel Security - Let another motion be moved	12 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Reference	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency - National Anti-Racism Framework - Official Government responses needed	11 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Matters of Urgency - Fuel Security - Criticism of Government	11 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026, Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Scott River Wind Farm; Order for the Production of Documents	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; Order for the Production of Documents	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Keep schedules 1-3 as they are	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026, Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026; Limitation of Debate	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency - Middle East - Do not send Australia personnel	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Government Management of Isis Brides Committee; Appointment	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — National Security; Order for the Production of Documents	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — National Security, Rifi, Dr Jamal; Order for the Production of Documents	10 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees	10 Mar 2026	Source

Show actions 86–125 of 142

NO	Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026 and another - Limitation of Debate - Pass the bills	10 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Energy; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Energy; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Department of the Treasury; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Special Minister of State; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — New and Redeveloping International Ports Framework Review; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Victoria: Bushfires; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Australia Day; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Home Guarantee Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Taxation; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Department of Social Services; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Forestry Industry; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Independent Audit of the Defence Estate; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Cybersafety; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Energy; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Workplace Relations; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Australian Space Agency; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Superannuation; Order for the Production of Documents	4 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Matters of Urgency — Middle East	4 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions — Middle East	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Middle East	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Motions — Middle East	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Middle East	2 Mar 2026	Source

Show actions 126–142 of 142

AYE	Business — Rearrangement	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Hanson, Senator Pauline Lee - Censure on comments about Muslim Australians	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — State of Australian Cities Report; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Budget; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Australian Public Service; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Australian Public Service; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — State of Australian Cities Report; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Budget; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Board of Peace; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Corporate Governance; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Documents — Corporate Governance; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Documents — Housing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents	2 Mar 2026	Source

Money

AEC Transparency Register / AusTender ↗

Disclosed donations (1)

Showing 1 of 1 disclosed donations

Donor	Year	Amount	Source

Media company donations

Network Ten (Paramount)

Foreign owned · USA · 2 outlets

$15K

Nine Entertainment Co

7 outlets

$11K

Seven West Media

3 outlets

$1K

News Corp Australia

Foreign owned · USA · 8 outlets

$927

Federal contracts to party donors

Suppliers that both donated to Liberal Party and won federal contracts — not evidence of a causal link, a cross-reference only.

Macquarie Technology Operations Pty

1 contract

$2,561,770,580

VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD - GEMS PROJECT

1 contract

$1,741,168,021

Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd

2 contracts

$1,630,124,167

RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

15 contracts

$1,593,069,598

SERENDIPITY (WA) PTY LTD

1 contract

$1,297,756,570

Show suppliers 6–20 of 20

KPMG

172 contracts

$1,162,924,485

Comcover

10 contracts

$1,077,753,709

Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd

1 contract

$982,574,630

SANOFI-AVENTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

1 contract

$805,200,000

Ernst & Young

39 contracts

$770,553,002

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU

83 contracts

$530,283,411

ERNST & YOUNG CONSULTING

10 contracts

$490,493,756

ERNST & YOUNG

28 contracts

$453,786,641

Roche Products Pty Ltd

1 contract

$317,718,917

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

2 contracts

$302,400,000

Department of Finance T/A COMCOVER

4 contracts

$292,154,204

RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA

2 contracts

$270,500,378

Macquarie Technology Operations Pty Ltd

6 contracts

$262,679,549

9420 COMCOVER

1 contract

$253,746,382

National Australia Bank Limited

1 contract

$194,700,000

Foreign ties & lobbying

Risk is a designed classification, not an official assessed rating: Australia is "low", a specific country list is "critical", Five Eyes countries are "medium", and every other country defaults to "high".

LGT Walkerville Pty Ltd — Switzerland

directorship Risk (heuristic): high Director of LGT Walkerville Pty Ltd, a private investment company with Swiss roots Source

LGT Walkerville Pty Ltd — Liechtenstein

directorship Risk (heuristic): high Dean Smith holds a directorship in LGT Walkerville Pty Ltd, a company with ties to Liechtenstein. Source

Smith Feuerherdt Foundation Pty Ltd

directorship Risk (heuristic): medium Dean Smith holds a directorship in Smith Feuerherdt Foundation Pty Ltd, but the country of origin is unknown. Source

Ties by risk

High

Medium

Ties by country

Switzerland

Liechtenstein

Lobbying contact (13 firms)

Hawker Britton

Registered for: AGL Energy, Qantas Airways Limited, Saudi Aramco, Woodside Energy Group, +1 more

C|T Group (formerly Crosby Textor)

Registered for: Chevron Australia, Minerals Council of Australia, Telstra Corporation, Uber Australia

GRA Partners

Registered for: BHP Group, Glencore, Rio Tinto

CMAX Communications

Registered for: Lockheed Martin Australia, Origin Energy, Pfizer Australia

TG Public Affairs

Registered for: Amazon Web Services, Google Australia, Meta Platforms

Show firms 6–13 of 13

Barton Deakin

Registered for: BP Australia, ClubsNSW, Macquarie Group

Kreab

Registered for: APA Group

Newgate Communications

Registered for: ANZ Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Optus / Singtel

Capital Hill Advisory

Registered for: Santos Limited

Government Relations Australia

Registered for: Property Council of Australia

SW Strategy

Registered for: Australian Hotels Association

Parker & Partners

Registered for: Master Builders Australia

DHC Advisory

Registered for: Canberra Investment Corporation, Queensland Resources Council

Place & sources

ABS electorate data ↗

No electorate-level housing data on record for WA.

Evidence and sources

Actions and votes: They Vote For You / OpenAustralia
Donations: AEC Transparency Register
Foreign ties: Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, public disclosures
Federal contracts: AusTender
Housing figures: ABS electorate-level housing data

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News

No news mentions matched to Dean Smith yet. Coverage is limited to a small set of RSS sources and headline-only name matching — absence here doesn't mean no coverage exists.

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Other relationships

Top individual donors

Hughan, John Desmond

$20K1 donation

This profile reflects public disclosures as recorded in the sources above; it is not exhaustive and reporting lags vary by source. Donations to a politician's party as a whole are not attributed to individual members, per AEC disclosure rules — see the Money section. "Documented actions" summarise votes and public statements sourced from parliamentary records; absence of an action here does not mean it didn't happen, only that it isn't captured in these sources yet. Report an error or see something out of date? Read our full methodology →