Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I, too, join this condolence motion and endorse all that my colleagues before me have said. This is a great loss. I think Senator Milne, Senator Abetz and others have painted a picture of a lovely young man—energetic, funny, great with his peers and mates, much loved by his family and his fiancee. He died doing what he loved: serving his country. That is something that we can never forget. This is an appropriate tribute to him, and I am sure there will be many other tributes in the weeks and months to come. His contribution will never, ever be forgotten. I extend my condolences to his family, to his loved ones and to his colleagues in the Australian Defence Force. I cannot imagine what his family is going through, but I think they know that they have a grateful nation that supports them and that extends their condolences to them.