Labor senator Linda White dies after health battle with undisclosed illness

  • Victorian Labor senator Linda White passes way
  • Cause of death not yet made public 
  • Came into Federal Senate at 2022 election
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Victorian Labor senator Linda White has died following a health battle.

The exact cause of death has yet to be made public.

Senator White was elected to the upper house at the 2022 federal election.

In February, she announced she would take leave from the Senate due to health issues.

labor senator linda white dies after health battle with undisclosed illness

Senator White was elected to the upper house at the 2022 federal election. In February, she announced she would take leave from the Senate due to health issues

labor senator linda white dies after health battle with undisclosed illness

Senator Linda White (right) pictured alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Before entering federal politics, she worked for 10 years as a solicitor, while also serving as the assistant national secretary of the Australian Services Union from 1995 to 2020.

She also spent a 10-year period as the vice president of the ACTU.

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