Prime MInister Turnbull in parliament

Parliament pays tribute to Israel’s Peres

Federal parliament has paid tribute to the long and eventful life of former Israeli president Shimon Peres, who died last month.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull related a story of his wife Lucy’s recent meeting with Mr Peres, who told her the secret of perpetual youth was to ensure one’s list of dreams was always longer than the list of achievements.

Read the article in The Mercury (AAP).