In a shock move, Harry Jenkins resigned as speaker of the House of Representatives this morning. His screams of “ORDER!” have long filled the Crikey office during question time afternoons and will be missed. Watch Jenkin’s full resignation speech, where he acknowledges the difficulties of being speaker in a minority government and indulges his known love for Aussie slang when giving thanks to his “trouble and strife” Michele.
Harry Jenkins resigns as speaker
In a shock move, Harry Jenkins resigned as speaker of the House of Representatives this morning. His screams of “ORDER!” have long filled the Crikey office during question time afternoons and will be missed. Watch Jenkin’s full resignation speech, where he acknowledges the difficulties of being speaker in a minority government and indulges his known […]
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