Tristan Vaughan Ewins 29 June, 1973 – 11 March, 2025
Berenice Chong
I recently learned of Tristan’s untimely passing and would like to express my condolences to his family and loved ones. Tristan and I met at Latrobe University, where we became friends. He was both the boy next door and the rebel with a cause. Kind, intelligent, idealistic, and unafraid of the occasional feisty political debate in the uni cafeteria, where student political groups would often gather. Although we only knew each other for a short time, I’ve always remembered Tristan's commitment to social justice, his intense determination – and his smile. From the tributes shared by many others, it's clear he leaves behind an intellectual legacy for the next generation of change makers. Wishing you peace and comfort.
Berenice Chong
> VIEW ON MEMORY TIMELINETiana Wilson
I am so saddened to hear of Tristan´s passing. He was such a compassionate, kindhearted and generous person. We played DnD at his house every Saturday and he was so kind and welcoming. He will be forever remembered as a beautiful soul. Rest in Peace Tristan xoxo
Tiana Wilson
> VIEW ON MEMORY TIMELINESarah Howe
Tristan Ewins was both a personal friend and long-term Fabian. We met in Young Labor and he was active at a student level with the Fabians club at Latrobe University, writing for the Fabians newsletter regularly on Marxist theory, as well as advocating for social policy reforms, particularly, in more recent years, on the need to fund quality state run aged care services. Tristan believed that, as advocates for increased spending on the welfare state and social services, we needed to be able to understand Federal budget processes so as to justify expenditure on an expanded state, and he wrote extensively on the need for taxation reform. In a tribute to Tristan, Paul Norton wrote: “While Tristan Ewins was a member of the ALP Socialist Left, he engaged with people from across the democratic left with a view to developing programs and strategies for democratic socialism.” In another tribute Lev Lafayette wrote: “Tristan … sincerely believed that …the best opinions are formed through understanding all points of view, and through a preparedness to reconsider one's existing opinion in the light of new evidence. … as a result, I am certain that his essays will be read with care in many years to come by those genuinely interested in improving our social world.”