Mr TURNBULL (Wentworth—Prime Minister) (15:17): On indulgence, and after speaking with the Leader of the Opposition, I want to note the passing today of Mark Colvin. Mark Colvin was as elegant as he was erudite. He was a prodigious reader. He was as well informed as all of us would like to be, and more so. He came to Australia from the United Kingdom, the son of an officer at MI6—the son of a spy. He displayed some of his father's adventurism, if you like, around the world and in many dangerous places. He spent over 40 years working for the ABC, interpreting the world and its most challenging environments and most war-torn places for Australians. Of course, he understood geopolitics brilliantly, and the politics of the Cold War in particular. He travelled and reported from Rwanda, where he became ill—seriously ill. That illness affected him for the rest of his life and, as we know, caused him great pain and great suffering. But he was an inspiration in the way he dealt with his challenges. He was a great advocate for and example of the importance of organ donation. He was truly heroic in that regard. He was a gentle man, a calm man, an honest man, and somebody who spoke with a voice of well-informed authority into what is often a cacophony of spin and superficiality in 2017. He brought with him a breath, perhaps romantically from this perspective, of a more measured, better-read, less chaotic and less vindictive world of journalism, where there was a truly objective, well thought out voice. He will be sorely missed. I know that the Leader of the Opposition and I join with all honourable members in sending our deepest condolences to his family, particularly his mother and his sons, William and Nicolas.