An Australian man working for the United Nations in Haiti has died in the devastating earthquake.
Frederick Alan Wooldridge, 41, was born in Hobart and was a dual UK-Australian citizen.
Britain's Guardian newspaper said Mr Wooldridge had been working in Port-au-Prince's UN building when the quake hit, and his body has since been found.
Mr Wooldridge's family, from Kent in the UK, said he had been enjoying his work as a senior political affairs and planning officer with the UN.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the death of the man was a "sobering reminder" of the terrible human toll of the quake.
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"This is obviously a very, very sad day for this man's family, his loved ones and his friends," Mr Rudd told reporters in Melbourne.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) had spoken to the man's next of kin to pass on Australia's condolences, Mr Rudd said. Mr Wooldridge was a UK resident.
Australia has committed $10 million to the Haiti Earthquake Relief effort but Mr Rudd said the government was open to contributing more if requested by aid agencies.
DFAT confirmation
DFAT issued a statement confirming Mr Wooldridge's death, and noting the UN had not initially alerted Australian authorities to his presence in Haiti because he was listed as a British national.
Mr Wooldridge is the only Australian known to have died in the earthquake, but DFAT said it was possible there were others caught up in the disaster who had not come to the attention of Australian authorities yet.
Opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Julie Bishop extended her condolences to the family of Mr Wooldridge.
"His death is a tragic reminder of the risks to which humanitarian workers are exposed in many parts of the world," Ms Bishop said in a statement.
She said he had been in Haiti to help people but had sadly been killed.
