The future of medicine is in safe hands with the emergence of medical whiz kids like 2020 WA Young Australian of the Year Nominee, Yarlalu Thomas 🧪 🧫 🧬. Yarlalu, created the groundbreaking UNESCO backed ‘Life Languages’ which converts medical terminology into ATSI languages.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! My ‘Christmas Donation Appeal’ closes on 9 December, so don’t miss out on the chance to support Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren WA to continue their inspiring work! 🎄🎅🎁

In Senators’ Statements I highlighted a most distressing human rights issue, the kidnapping and detention of Chin Member of the Union Parliament of Burma (Myanmar) Mr Hawi Tin MP by the Arakan Army (AA). facebook.com/SenatorDeanSmi…

‘Every Journey Counts’ is the message for World Aids Day commemoration. It’s a day we show support for people around the globe living with HIV and remember those whose lives have been lost from AIDS and HIV related conditions.

Before finishing the last day of parliament for the decade I welcomed my friend and City of Stirling Mayor, Mark Irwin to Parliament House to discuss an upgrade to the Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre in Inglewood and plans to reduce congestion on Scarborough Beach Road 🛣 🚈.

I was delighted to hit the button 🖲 on the soft launch 🚀 of Kingsway Splash, a dinosaur-themed splash pad at Kingsway Aquatic Play Centre 🦕. Kingsway Splash 💦 was made possible by the Coalition Government’s $300K commitment to promoting healthy and vibrant communities.

Tonight, it was great to welcome my colleague Anne Ruston, Minister for Families & Social Services to a Roundtable Supper with the Organisation of African Communities in WA Inc (OACWA).

It was a delight to be invited by WA Italian Club inc 🇮🇹 President Sal Vallelonga to speak at the WA Italian Club ACIS Professional Sundowner Series, ‘State of the State: A Senator’s View on WA’.

I travelled to Albany on Saturday to join the Albany and Katanning Karen community to celebrate the 2759 Karen New Year Celebration. I was grateful for the chance to speak and honour the contributions made by the Karen Welfare Association of WA!

It was a privilege to be invited by the Jewish Community Council of Western Australia (JCCWA) and the WA Association of Jewish Ex-Service Men & Women to the Centenary Celebration of the Jewish War Memorial in Kings Park.

The history of WA’s Jewish community is about to enter its next chapter with the Scott Morrison (ScoMo) Coalition Governments $6 million commitment to assist with the refurbishment of the 46 year old Jewish Community Centre in Yokine and the inclusion of a Perth Holocaust Museum

It was great to announce $1 million in CCTV upgrades to the Kiara Police Station. The $1 million boost to CCTV in the City of Swan highlights the Scott Morrison (ScoMo) Coalition Government’s and my commitment towards making our streets safer 👮🏻‍♀️ 🚔 🎥

I was delighted to celebrate Australia Day with more than 1,000 new citizens at the nation’s biggest Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony. I was thrilled to see Shree Swaminarayan Temple (Mandir) receive the Australia Day Community Award. Happy Australia Day! 🇦🇺

Thank you to the Vietnamese Community in Australia WA Chapter for inviting me to celebrate the Year of the Rat at the ‘Tet New Year Celebration 2020’. Check out the dynamic Liberals WA stall which includes games, prizes and more. Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! 🐭🎆🎪🤹🏻‍♀️

We are on the Final Countdown to Brexit 🇬🇧 . Tomorrow morning at 7am WST, the UK will exit the European Union. Whatever your views, this will be a historic global event. For me personally and as a self proclaimed Anglophile, I am excited for Britain!

It was a night of dancing lions 🦁, firecrackers 🧨 and politicians as far as the eye could see at this weekends Year or the Rat 🐭 celebrations with Perth’s Vietnamese community at the Tet New Year Celebration 2020! 🎆

Heading into the alternative office on an overcast Canberra morning. #auspol

I am back in Canberra for a week of Senate Estimates. As I travel between committee rooms and my Senate suite this is one of today’s views. #auspol

I am delighted to wish Perth’s Indian Community a Happy Holi! Holi or the ‘Festival of Colours’, is a vibrant Hindu festivity which celebrates the beginning of spring and the victory over evil with the exchange of gifts, music and dancing. Happy Holi!

Yesterday, The West Australian published my views on why Mark McGowan should be doing a better job at managing WA’s economic prosperity - why after a GST windfall and high iron ore royalties has WA’s Labor Premier been putting up taxes and charges?