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Dean Smith

February 2024

The “have a great trip!” from loved ones or colleagues has been replaced with “checked if your flight’s been cancelled yet?”

Compensating travellers for cancelled flights long overdue

The draft ‘Pay for Delay’ Bill will require airlines to improve their operations instead of having free rein to cancel flights and lose baggage.

January 2023

Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese have been locked in a public argument about releasing more “detail” on the Voice.

The odds are stacked in vote for the Voice

Peter Dutton is not being picky to ask for more details when Labor’s record at getting referenda over the line is so abysmal.

March 2021

Then Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said the deal with WA was very welcome and the new GST law “would put this issue to bed”.

Best fix to GST system is to grow bigger revenue pool

Rather that try to unwind the deal with Western Australia, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas should focus on the economic policy reforms needed to reverse the decline in GST revenue.

January 2021

Before its destruction the caves at Juukan Gorge were the site of archaeological excavations.

Every Australian is now putting Rio Tinto on notice

It's harder to make the case for more efficient mining regulation after Rio Tinto destroyed public trust the way that it did.

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