Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Housing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek your indulgence to say a few words about the death of Len Devine last week. Leonard Thomas Devine was born on 14 October 1923 and was 84 when he died. In March this year, he celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary with his wife, Barbara. I know that his children, Diane and Leslie, and his grandchildren will miss him very much. He was the member for East Sydney from 1963, elected in a by-election, until 1969, when he retired. Barbara and Len Devine and Len’s brother-in-law Fred Miller and his wife, Rose, were very important figures in the ALP in the inner city at a very tumultuous time for the Labor Party. I just want to acknowledge Leonard Devine’s passing.

Brendan Nelson (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, on indulgence: I join the Minister for Housing in supporting those remarks of condolence to Leonard Devine’s family. We would have appreciated being notified of this so that we could have had the opportunity to prepare some remarks.