‘It was so true to Peta’s character that she channelled her personal battle with breast cancer into public policy’, PM says
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Anthony Albanese has confirmed that Labor MP Peta Murphy, 50, has died from breast cancer. The prime minister struggled to hold back tears as he confirmed Murphy’s passing in a short statement from parliament house on Monday afternoon.
Murphy, the member for Dunkley, attended the final sitting week of the House of Representatives last week before returning home for palliative care. The MP died at home in the company of her parents and siblings and her husband of more than two decades, Rod Glover.
Continue reading…‘It was so true to Peta’s character that she channelled her personal battle with breast cancer into public policy’, PM saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has confirmed that Labor MP Peta Murphy, 50, has died from breast cancer. The prime minister struggled to hold back tears as he confirmed Murphy’s passing in a short statement from parliament house on Monday afternoon.Murphy, the member for Dunkley, attended the final sitting week of the House of Representatives last week before returning home for palliative care. The MP died at home in the company of her parents and siblings and her husband of more than two decades, Rod Glover.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…