▁sub ur bs , ▁recording ▁a ▁video ▁presentation ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁public ▁meeting ▁a ▁week ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Deb ating ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Me es ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁deb ating ▁community . ▁He ▁deb ated ▁in ▁competition ▁from ▁schools ▁level , ▁through ▁university , ▁to ▁adult ▁level . ▁Me es ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Executive ▁of ▁the ▁Deb aters ▁Association ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁adj ud ic ated ▁schools ▁competition , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁selection ▁and ▁training ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁School s ▁Deb ating ▁Team . ▁As ▁an ▁adult , ▁he ▁represented ▁Victoria ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Deb ating ▁Championships , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁winning ▁team ▁in ▁Hob art ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Me es ▁married ▁journalist , ▁academic ▁and ▁teacher ▁Er ica ▁C erv ini . ▁ ▁Me es ▁died ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁aged ▁ 5 2 . ▁Me es ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁C erv ini ; ▁his ▁mother ▁Roma ▁and ▁father ▁Tom , ▁a ▁retired ▁bar r ister ▁special ising ▁in ▁industrial ▁relations ▁law ; ▁and ▁his ▁three ▁younger ▁brothers ▁- ▁Peter ▁( also ▁a ▁lawyer ), ▁Bernard ▁( also ▁an ▁R MIT ▁academic ), ▁and ▁Stephen . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁▁▁ ▁Me es , ▁Paul ▁( 1 9 9 6 ) ▁Do ▁public ▁choice ▁and