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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

Likely NSW speaker Greg Piper wants to bring ‘bear pit’ out of the gutter

The member for Lake Macquarie, Greg Piper, speaks in the Legislative Assembly in NSW parliament
The likely NSW house speaker, Greg Piper, said he wants to improve the standard of behaviour in the chamber. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

The New South Wales MP backed by the state’s new premier to be house speaker, Greg Piper, says he will prioritise improving parliamentary workplace safety and removing the “venom” from debate.

The Lake Macquarie independent said he felt excited and anxious about the position and the role he will play in the parliamentary executive group (Peg) that is key to enacting the recommendations of the Broderick report into workplace culture.

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