No one can doubt for a minute the serious earnestness of all those connected with our Australian parliament, be they seeking election or re-election. All the best and thank you to those retiring from their years in the federal parliament.

My hat is off to Warren Snowden, the retiring member in the lower house for Lingiari NT. This humble man has been a brilliant servant for all those in his vast and far flung electorate. A man of enormous energy, Snowden has been an indefatigable representative for those in his electorate for many decades. This man with a huge heart and a spirit embracing all people will be sorely missed from our Australian parliament.