Senator»«JOYCE» (Queensland) (Leader of the Nationals in the Senate) (3:42 PM) —Very briefly, I add my concurrence with the remarks of «Senator» Evans and «Senator» Minchin on reading of the life of George Conrad Hannan. I had to be impressed, especially as he tried to form the National Liberal Party, me being in the Liberal-National Party, I hope we come to a better outcome. I also very much admire the fact that George was a person of conviction, so much so that he was willing to put his own political life on the line and to pursue his cause through the creation of a party. Unfortunately that party only received 1.2 per cent of the vote at the election.

To his children, Judith, Peter and Michael, and his wife of 71 years, Eileen, for all the work that he did for our nation, I would like to offer my sincere condolences. May he rest in peace.