Tony Smith is stepping down as Speaker of the House of Representatives | 7.30

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tony Smith, will preside over Parliament for just one more day later this month, after announcing he intends to spend the last few months of the current parliamentary term on the backbench. Unlike some of his predecessors, he leaves with the respect of all sides of politics as chief political correspondent Laura Tingle reports.
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