Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (14:00): I move: That the House record its deep regret at the death, on 8 November 2022, of the Honourable Peter Keaston Reith AM, a former Minister and Member of this House for the Division of Flinders from 1982 to 1983 and 1984 to 2001, place on record its appreciation of his long and meritorious public service, and tender its profound sympathy to his family in their bereavement. Peter Reith played his politics hard. He was uncompromising in his approach, unshakeable in his convictions. Today, as our parliament pauses to mark his passing, I think the last thing that Peter would want is for anyone from the Labor side to try and downplay the real and enduring difference between his politics and ours. Peter Reith was above all a political warrior for the Liberal Party and fiercely loyal to his cause. I was in my first term in parliament when Peter Reith became the newly elected Howard government's Minister for Industrial Relations and the Leader of the House. He had a formidable presence in this chamber, the Colosseum of our democracy. Since his passing, including at his state memorial service last week, Peter Reith has been remembered by his colleagues for his charm, his intelligence, his generosity as a friend, his loyalty to his Prime Minister and his capacities as a parliamentarian. There is a special meaning to that term. It's not measured by length of service, although he spent nearly two decades in the old Parliament House and the new. Nor is it merely a matter of affecting a bracing confidence and a breezy manner at the dispatch box and mastering the tactical ins and outs of the standing orders or House of Reps Practice. True parliamentarians understand that this is no mere debating society. It's not a rhetorical exercise or a theoretical one. The contest in this building matters because it helps decide the future of our nation. Peter Reith respected that tradition. He belonged to it. Our sympathies today are with all those who mourn Peter Reith's passing. After he left this place, I had lunch with him in London, and he was indeed engaging as a person. We reminisced about his time as a political warrior and, out of this place, we got on extremely well. I know that some members of his family are in this House today. To his colleagues, his friends, his party and his family, I pass on my condolences on behalf of the Australian Labor Party. I welcome and acknowledge Peter's children, grandchildren and family members who are with us today to hear the parliament pay its respects to a formidable parliamentarian. Our condolences to all of you in your loss. May he rest in peace.