David Bushby (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senators Smith and Fawcett, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes the death, on 28 September 2016, of Mr Shimon Peres, a founding father, staunch defender, former Prime Minister and former President of Israel;

(b) extends its appreciation for Mr Peres' extraordinary lifetime of service to his own nation, and to advancing the cause of peace in the Middle East, which was internationally recognised through his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994; and

(c) expresses its deepest sympathies to the family of Mr Peres and to the people of Israel at the loss of this extraordinary statesman.