Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (13:36): Chifley is home to many people who from the Pacific Islands, including nearly 2,500 Tongan Australians, the most of any electorate in Australia. Today I acknowledge that many from Tonga will be mourning the passing of Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva, and I stand with them at this time. Having served in the Tongan parliament for over 30 years, Mr Pohiva has been his country's Prime Minister for the past five years. He was the first commoner in Tonga to be elected to this high office. He was one of the country's longest serving parliamentarians, a Prime Minister who dedicated his life to the service of his country. He spoke strongly on confronting the challenge of climate change and he continued this advocacy for Tonga, despite his ill health, at the recent Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu. His country's democratic evolution towards constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy will be among his legacies. I would make this remark: if we recognise the importance of our Pacific neighbours to this nation we should extend respect to our Tongan friends during this difficult time by formally acknowledging his passing via a condolence motion in this chamber. It is the right thing to do to for our Tongan friends. Vale, Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva.