‘A Dedicated Parliamentarian’: Tributes Flow for Australian Labor Senator Linda White

Published on March 1, 2024

Victorian Labor senator Linda White has passed away after battling health issues for several years, prompting a chorus of tributes from the Labor government, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying his heart was “broken” by the news. While the cause of death has yet to be made public, Mr. Albanese told the ABC that Ms. White had been battling cancer. First elected to the upper house at the 2022 federal election, Ms. White was the longest-ever serving female member on the national executive of the Australian Labor Party. Before entering federal politics, she spent 10 years working as a solicitor. During this period, she also served as the assistant national secretary of the Australian Services Union from 1995 to 2020....

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