Dean Smith

We estimate Dean Smith received a parliamentary salary of: $299,090

Based on the Remuneration Tribunal base salary of $239,270 plus any additional allowance for ministerial, shadow or office-holder roles held at time of generation.

• Latest quarter total: $110,771
• Printing and Communications: $9,235
• Office Consumables and Services: $1,303
• Publications: $818
• Telecommunications - Usage: $417
• Private-Plated Vehicle: $6,585
• COMCAR: $2,018
• Travel Allowance: $8,234
• Parliamentary Duties: $517
• Fares: $27,168
• Domestic Travel: $23,866
• Parliamentary Delegations: $6,374
• Office Facilities - Not stated: $24,236

• New leader targets immigration in first comments after spill – as it happened
• Bring on the old guard to beat the drop: can Ange’s recall be right twist for Spurs? | Max Rushden
• Thousands gather at Melbourne Herzog protest – as it happened
• Shadow attorney general says it would be unacceptable to ‘effectively knife’ first female Liberal leader – as it happened
• Liam Rosenior addresses Chelsea ‘noise’, Pascal Gross seals Brighton return: football news – as it happened
• Optus customer who reported triple-zero outage told to go to store – as it happened
• Jane Hume renews push to lift nuclear energy ban – as it happened
• Opposition wants ‘balanced outcome’ on environment protection reforms – as it happened
• England v India: second women’s cricket one-day international – as it happened
• Through It All Together review – Leeds United drama tackles big themes

• Politics podcast: Dean Smith on the pros and risks of new religious freedom protections (2018-05-22)
  Michelle Grattan
  Western Australia Liberal Senator Dean Smith is a man of forthright opinions, not afraid to take on fights within his party.
• Australians vote overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage (2017-11-15)
  Michelle Grattan
  The same-sex marriage ballot was strongly carried in all states and territories, and won in all but 17 of the 150 electorates.
• Government senator Dean Smith urges national debate about population (2018-07-15)
  Michelle Grattan
  The call comes as latest figures show the annual permanent migrant intake fell to 162,400 last financial year – compared with a 190,000 planning level.
• Liberal rebel Dean Smith to fight party decision not to contest Perth byelection (2018-05-21)
  Michelle Grattan
  Liberal backbench senator Dean Smith will challenge on Saturday his party’s decision not to field a candidate in the byelection for the federal seat of Perth.
• Migration helps balance our ageing population – we don’t need a moratorium (2018-07-22)
  Liz Allen
  Politicians across the spectrum have at some point targeted immigration as a contributor to out-of-control population growth. But would reducing, or banning, immigration take pressure off cities?
• Labor is right to block ‘religious freedom’ amendments to protect same-sex marriage bill (2017-11-28)
  Anja Hilkemeijer, Amy Maguire
  Labor has announced it will not support any amendments to the Dean Smith same-sex marriage bill, including an amendment proposed by George Brandis. Here’s why it is right to do so.
• Showdown on same-sex marriage looming within the Liberals (2017-07-31)
  Michelle Grattan
  If the push for change lost in the Liberal party room, would the rebels abide by the decision, or would they cross the floor when, for example, there was a move by Labor for a vote in parliament?
• Grattan on Friday: Battling the referendum naysayers (2013-05-23)
  Michelle Grattan
  It might be the mickey mouse part of September 14 but the referendum to recognise local government in the constitution will be a fascinating case study of what happens to a view held by the public when…
• Turnbull is on the winning side on marriage equality, but his troubles are far from over (2017-11-15)
  Carol Johnson
  After an ugly and unnecessary postal survey, Malcolm Turnbull has had a win – but the conservatives in his government will still be pitching for a fight.
• Conservative amendments to same-sex marriage bill would make Australia’s laws the world’s weakest (2017-11-26)
  Brendan Gogarty, Anja Hilkemeijer
  An analysis of of countries that allow same-sex marriage shows that the proposed amendments to the Dean Smith bill, if allowed, would still enshrine much discrimination.
• Ben Roberts-Smith is accused of 5 war crime murder charges. How did we get here? (2026-04-09)
  Paul Taucher, Dean Aszkielowicz
  Australia’s most decorated living soldier, who has always denied any wrongdoing, is facing criminal proceedings. The path to this point has been long and complex.
• The plebiscite is dead, but the quest for marriage equality lives on (2016-11-07)
  Paula Gerber
  Now that same-sex marriage will not be put to a national vote, it is up to the Prime Minister to ensure that marriage equality is written into law.
• As Australians say ‘yes’ to marriage equality, the legal stoush over human rights takes centre stage (2017-11-16)
  Amy Maguire
  Now that the battle for marriage equality has been won, the fight over the legislation to enable it will heat up.
• Politics podcast: Tiernan Brady and Cory Bernardi reflect on the marriage postal ballot (2017-10-19)
  Michelle Grattan
  Equality Campaign executive director Tiernan Brady and Australian Conservatives senator Cory Bernardi reflect on the marriage postal ballot campaign.
• Peter Dutton’s postal plebiscite ‘fraught with conflict’: Warren Entsch (2017-07-23)
  Michelle Grattan
  Cabinet minister Peter Dutton has strongly renewed his push to have same-sex marriage settled this term via a postal vote on the issue.
• Cabinet ministers brawl over same-sex marriage popular vote (2015-08-13)
  Michelle Grattan
  Ministerial divisions have broken spectacularly into the open over whether Tony Abbott’s proposed popular vote on same-sex marriage should be a plebiscite or a constitutional referendum.
• Turnbull sympathetic to parliamentary inquiry on 18C (2016-10-28)
  Michelle Grattan
  The Prime Minister seems to be less resistant to changing the wording of 18C, after much campaigning on the topic from within his own party.
• Party turmoil over way ahead on same-sex marriage (2017-08-01)
  Michelle Grattan
  The marriage row has seen critics floating speculation about the risk to Malcolm Turnbull if he can’t contain the revolt.
• Flood of frontbench resignations as Liberals prepare for Friday leadership showdown (2026-02-12)
  Michelle Grattan
  A bevy of Liberal frontbenchers supporting Angus Taylor’s leadership challenge resigned their positions on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 9am party vote.
• Opposition starts on challenge of crafting (yet another) energy policy (2025-06-25)
  Michelle Grattan
  Sussan Ley at her first address to the National Press Club announced the plans to craft a new energy policy despite the deep divides within her party.
• Labor outraged as July 28 Super Saturday overlaps ALP conference (2018-05-24)
  Michelle Grattan
  The byelections, which span four states, are especially crucial for opposition leader Bill Shorten, because four are in ALP seats and two of those are on wafer thin margins.
• Explainer: the same-sex marriage plebiscite (2016-09-14)
  Adam Webster
  While Australians finally have some detail of the proposed plebiscite on same-sex marriage, there is no guarantee that the question will be put to the people on February 11 next year.
• Are most people on the Newstart unemployment benefit for a short or long time? (2019-07-23)
  Peter Whiteford
  Many people enter and leave Newstart quickly. But most of those on it have been on it for a long time.
• Near enough may not be good enough as parliament’s dual citizenship crisis deepens (2017-12-06)
  Lorraine Finlay
  That it has taken more than five months and a compulsory declaration procedure for some MPs’ dual citizenship issues to come to light reflects extremely badly on them.
• Abbott’s troops not all in step (2013-06-18)
  Michelle Grattan
  Any troubles Tony Abbott has are tiddlers compared with Julia Gillard’s but, despite his repeated pleas for discipline, the opposition leader can’t stop a few cracks and breakouts. Today there were three…
• Charlie Hebdo attacks provide a false pretext for 18C debate (2015-01-15)
  Simon Rice
  Early in 2014, federal Attorney-General George Brandis released a proposal to significantly amend our law against racial vilification, Sections 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination Act, on the strength…
• Major parties not keen on pre-election gay marriage rerun (2013-05-21)
  Michelle Grattan
  Kevin Rudd doesn’t do anything by halves so his announcement that he now believes in gay marriage was a big production. There was a long and reasoned essay on his blog, followed by a news conference, called…
• The marriage equality survey is won, but the battle against discrimination continues (2017-11-15)
  Timothy W. Jones
  Churches have been exempt from sex discrimination laws for years – now those opposed to same-sex marriage want that exemption to be extended to individuals.
• Turnbull backed against the wall by rebel Nationals on bank inquiry (2017-11-27)
  Michelle Grattan
  Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison appear to have become hostages to rebel Nationals determined at all costs to secure a commission of inquiry into the banks.
• Turnbull and Shorten haggle over detail of citizenship disclosure system (2017-11-08)
  Michelle Grattan
  Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten are inching toward an agreement on the form of a citizenship declaration that each MP would have to make within weeks.