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Speaker Tony Smith, proponent of 'order in the House' to retire at election

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Speaker Tony Smith – who has been battling to force better behaviour in the House of Representatives on MPs including Scott Morrison – has announced he will not contest the next election.

Smith, 54, has held the Victorian seat of Casey – which takes in outer eastern suburbs in Melbourne – since 2001. He’s been around...

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