Vale: Matt Price

The Australian journalist Matt Price has died aged 45.

Price was diagnosed with brain tumours in September. Editor in chief Chris Mitchell, said today: “Matt’s colleagues at The Australian, at News Limited and in the wider media and political community are devastated at the news of his death.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Sue and his children. We will really miss our brilliant parliamentary sketch writer.

“Matt was one of a kind. He was prolific and just as happy writing political commentary, as magazine profiles or Australian football and rock reviews. “We will miss his conversation, sense of humour, humanity, good nature, positive outlook and wonderfully amusing take on the life of the body politic.”

Price was a frequent guest on the ABC’s Insiders and spent many of his years in journalism working in television.

He is survived by wife Sue and their three children.

Source: The Australian