Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (14:00): I move: That the House record its deep regret at the death, on 25 October 2022, of the Honourable Anthony Austin (Tony) Street, a former Minister and Member of this House for the Division of Corangamite from 1966 to 1984, place on record its appreciation of his long and meritorious public service, and tender its profound sympathy to his family in their bereavement. When Tony Street was described as having a talent for spin, it was, unusually for a politician, meant positively and literally. It was Tony's father, Geoffrey, who introduced him to the art of leg spin. They would spend hours in the garden at home, taking turns landing their leg breaks on a handkerchief spread on a good length. It was the beginning of a lifelong love. During his long arc through politics—one epitomised by such decency that his Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser declared him 'the nicest man who ever lived'—Tony always made room for an old cricket ball in his attache case. That way, he could practice gripping and spinning, keeping his fingers match fit. Spin bowlers, of course, depend not just on flight and turn; they rely on patience, planning, sticking to a strategy in the face of counterattack—all qualities that Tony carried with him when he overcame his reluctance to enter politics. In 1966 Tony became the second Street to hold the seat of Corangamite, following on from his father, Geoffrey Street, a decorated war veteran, grazier, and minister for war in the first Menzies government. But few political dynasties have such sorrow at their heart. Tony was just 14 when, just a few kilometres from here, his father was killed in the plane crash that occurred during that war. In a world already upended by the Second World War, Tony's life was changed irrevocably. He enlisted in the Navy. Then, when the war was over, he came back to Eildon, the family farm that so perfectly framed his long life. The next 20 years were spent raising sheep and cattle, and playing in the country cricket league, before he finally heeded the call of Canberra. Much was made of Tony's modest physical stature, something exaggerated when he was in the presence of his fellow Victorian Malcolm Fraser. Fraser said of Tony that he could do any job you asked him. As an instinctive consensus-builder, he was a natural fit for industrial relations. Then, in 1980, he was given Foreign Affairs, where one of his first tasks was to denounce Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge regime, which at the time was still recognised by the United States, the United Nations and ASEAN. In 1981 he was heavily involved in Australia's boycott of the Springboks' rugby tour to New Zealand. Crucially, he was also an early builder of Australia's relationship with China. When it was all done, the beauty of the farm called him home once more. Our hearts go out to his family and to all who loved him. May he rest in peace.