Education Minister Christopher Pyne:



"Can I congratulate you on behalf of the Government and as leader of the House on your election as Speaker today.

I look forward very much to his role as Speaker, a young, a very young Speaker.

I'm not sure that I have served in the House with such a young Speaker before.





"Also can I briefly pay tribute to the Member for Mackellar the previous Speaker. I seconded her nomination two years ago to be Speaker. She has been felled in most unfair circumstances by politics today.



"To the former Madam Speaker, I do pay tribute to you as the Speaker. I think you have been a great political figure over your 30 year career in Australian politics.



