Ms GILLARD (Lalor—Prime Minister) (14:16): The Leader of the Opposition and I, in the company of Her Excellency the Governor-General, the Premier of New South Wales and the opposition leader of New South Wales, had the opportunity on the weekend to attend a memorial event for Peter Harvey, the late great Peter Harvey. It was a very special occasion as we celebrated a life well lived and ended all too soon. Peter Harvey, for millions of Australians, was the person who, with an unmistakable voice of authority, brought them the news, decade after decade. Indeed his sign-off 'Peter Harvey, Canberra'—I will not try and mimic the voice—is something that has so far gone into Australian consciousness and lexicon that it is now used by many as a way of noting a connection with Canberra events. Peter Harvey was an amazing journalist. He covered nations at war and brought those images back to Australian lounge rooms. He engaged in popular culture, whether it was on the red carpet interviewing actors, film stars or musicians or whether it was engaged in the human interest stories that tug at people's hearts or whether it was following the rough and tumble of politics. Peter Harvey was an exemplary journalist, always able to generate a script, which in a very pithy way brought home to people the emotions that he was seeking to convey. The Leader of the Opposition and I had an opportunity during this memorial service to watch some of the highlights of Peter Harvey's most glittering career. It was truly with a sense of loss that we sat there but also a sense of celebration about a life in which so much was achieved. He will be missed. He will be particularly missed by his wife, Anne, and by his children, Claire and Adam. Our condolences most sincerely go to them and their extended family.