Joondalup Citizenship Ceremony 26 January 2026 Australia day is an opportunity for all of us to celebrate the values, freedoms, and opportunities that make our country so great. It’s also a day that reminds us that Australia is a nation built by people from all over the world, and it was a particular honour to welcome some of our newest citizens at the City of Joondalup’s 2026 Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony. You can read my remarks from the ceremony below, or watch it her

I am proud of our great country, and I am proud of our flag.  I believe we live in the greatest country on earth. I support Australia Day because I believe our country is worth celebrating - its freedoms, its people, and the opportunity it offers to millions who call it home. Our way of life is worth defending and our national day is worth celebrating. Australia Day should always be a moment when a vast and diverse continent pauses to reflect on what binds us together. Our sh

by Senator Dean Smith – originally published in The West Australian on 07 January 2026 China’s concerning move to impose quotas and tariffs on Australian beef is not just another trade story — it is a clear demonstration of what happens when our national leadership becomes complacent and ineffective. It exposes the Albanese Government as having failed to anticipate risk and take proactive steps to mitigate it. As a result, Labor has once again jeopardised Australia’s produc

by Senator Dean Smith – originally published in The West Australian on 30 December 2025 Western Australians may have embraced Christmas with cheer, but there is now an ever-growing sense of New Year fear. It stems from a repeated warnings made this year from the Governor of the Reserve Bank. Michele Bullock has made it clear: if Australia’s inflation problem persists, interest rates may need to begin to rise again in 2026. Following the RBA rate decision earlier this month,

by Hon. Steve Martin MLC – Originally published in Countryman, 10 December 2025 The WA Government’s recent revelation that the WA sheep flock has plummeted 30 per cent in the past three years is distressing but not surprising. At a recent Estimates hearing into the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s 2024-25 annual report, I asked the WA Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis for the latest flock numbers and was told the flock had shrunk to 8.6 million a

Fantastic to be delivering this final Libmail to you from sunny Kalgoorlie - Boulder, where I have been today for the final WA Liberals listening tour for the year As we all head towards a well-earned break over the Christmas period, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your support, encouragement and hard work throughout 2025. Since the March election, the State Liberal team has worked hard to renew, rebuild and reinvigorate the Liberal message throughout W

We have an exciting opportunity for any Party members looking to up-skill in campaigning. From 28-31 January 2026, the Liberal and National parties will host a Campaign Summer School in Canberra.   This is a four-day intensive course designed to equip the next generation of Coalition campaigners with the skills required to win competitive elections. This will include presentations by experts in their fields and is presented in partnership with the Leadership Institute.   Appl

I would like to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to all members of the WA Liberal Party for the Christmas break and for a healthy and happy 2026. 2025 has been an incredibly busy year for our Party. As I have noted on previous occasions, although the outcomes of the State and Federal elections were not what we hoped for, that was not due to a lack of commitment or effort on the part of our membership. Although we are not scheduled to have any elections in 2026,

It was our worst nightmare. A massacre on Bondi Beach: children, rabbis, Holocaust survivors, all of them doing nothing more and nothing less than celebrating Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of light. Australia will never be the same. And make no mistake: this evil was not spontaneous, and it was not isolated. This was not “just” an attack on Jewish Australians. It was an attack on all Australians, a strike at our social cohesion, our way of life, and the basic promise that peo