The following messages of condolence and symbols
have been added in memory of Tristan.

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.

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

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.”

We are shocked and saddened to hear of our comrade Tristan's passing. He was an active member of SEARCH Foundation, contributing to the unity of the left, democratic socialist thought and action, and always a kind and sympathetic contributor. I recall that he was exemplary in trying to find the best intentions in the ideas and writings of others. We recently corresponded on his campaign to get dental care include in Medicare - an indicator of his pragmatic and principled approach to politics - being both a popular idea and in keeping with the best social democratic and socialist traditions. He was an example and inspiration to others in the left to be intellectually honest, inquiring and principled, to put your thoughts to paper, to allow them to be discused and debated, and to try to work widely across different parts of the movement. His PhD thesis, as well as his other writing, will continue be of great utility to students of the history of the left and anyone interested in the possibilities of a better and fairer world. Tristan's family, friends and comrades have our deepest symnpathies and condolences. Vale comrade!

The heady days of 90s political activism is when Ewin brought noticeable contributions to my attention. I was hopeful today's Saturday's The Age death notice was not the Ewin known to me - I was wrong after speaking with Hillel.
My deepest condolences to Ewin's family and political comrades.
Finally Ewin will get to meet his political hero and relative Karl Marx to argue in heaven the existence of God.