Victorian MP Tony Smith has promised to deliver higher standards, after being elected parliament’s new speaker in the wake of the expenses scandal.
Vision has emerged of four rock fishers being rescued off Lake Macquarie.
The group became stranded yesterday afternoon by the rising tide.
Authorities are on alert, with new smoking bans implemented across New South Wales jails.
And Michael Clarke has slammed reports of disharmony in the Australian cricket team, following the disastrous Ashes campaign.
