Rejoice! At last we have a new Speaker. After weeks of scandal – and more helicopter jokes than anyone could bear – Bronwyn Bishop is officially out and Tony Smith is in. It’s a bit of a comeback for Smith who made it into Malcolm Turnbull’s shadow cabinet only to be turfed out after the 2010 election.
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