Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Defence Minister Richard Marles and opposition defence spokesman Andrew Hastie also gave condolence messages to the Fitzgibbon family.

Dutton paused multiple times during his tribute, seemingly holding back tears.

Following the four tributes, members from both sides of the house went to pay their condolences to the Fitzgibbon family in person. Jack’s parents, Joel and Di Fitzgibbon, his sisters Caitlin and Grace, and his partner, Kass, were watching on from the chamber’s floor.

The mood in the House of Representatives was distinctly sombre as question time got under way.

Here’s some of what Dutton said:

An honourable life is forged by one’s values, choices, and deeds. Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon loved his country. That love saw him choose to serve his country. And that choice saw him defend his country as a soldier. Because of Jack’s values, choices and deeds, today we honour an honourable man who lived an honourable life.

In the tragic death of Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon, our nation has lost a principled, personable and promising young Australian.

Greater than the national loss is the profoundly personal loss. A dedicated father has lost his only son. A devoted mum has lost her only boy. A dear partner has lost her life’s counterpart, and two sisters have lost their darling sibling. A band of brothers have lost one of their own. And now our hearts break for Joel and Di and Kass and Caitlin and Grace, and for the commanders of the second commander regiment.”