Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I want to pay tribute to my dear friend and adviser Fraser Brindley, who died on 9 August, exactly one month before his 50th birthday. Fraser was one of a kind, an immense intellect combined with a warm and generous nature that many people in this building, from political and parliamentary staff to MPs right across the spectrum, have warmly acknowledged these past few weeks. He leaves behind his mother, Helen, and children Via, Isabel, Ursula and Arthur. I want to acknowledge Helen and Via, who are here with us in the chamber today.

Fraser was an active participant in the Victorian Greens from the very start. He actually nominated Adam Bandt when Adam first put up his hand for public office. Fraser served for the Greens on both Melbourne City and Moreland councils, where he honed his exceptional political skills. He had a commanding understanding of both policy and politics. He could build bridges, and he frequently did, but he could also find the political fracture points that cracked issues open and mercilessly apply pressure, and he did that too.

His various plans and schemes achieved far too many outcomes for me to list in this short tribute. The Greens and the movements that we represent have lost a great friend and an incredible mind. We will carry his insights and the lessons we learnt from him with us, not just in this parliament but in all the parliaments to follow. We will continue his incredible legacy with the same courageous determination that he brought with him into this building every single day.

We love you, Fraser, and we'll miss you. Farewell, my friend.