The Speaker snapped in question time on Wednesday – what took him so bloody long

Question time in federal parliament is, objectively, an abomination and Tony Smith has finally taken aim at the prime minister and senior colleagues

What set Tony Smith off?

Had the Speaker of the House of Representatives spied Clive Palmer engaged in a performative lunch date with Craig Kelly in the parliamentary dining room and acquired a searing case of indigestion? Had a normally reliable aide failed to water his favourite pot plant?