Labor Senator Linda White dies of an unknown illness after a health battle
Victorian Labor Senator Linda White has died after a health battle.
The exact cause of death has not yet been made public.
Senator White was elected to the House of Lords in the 2022 federal election.
In February, she announced that she would retire from the Senate due to health problems.
Senator White was elected to the House of Lords in the 2022 federal election. In February, she announced that she would retire from the Senate due to health problems
Senator Linda White (right) pictured next to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Before entering federal politics, she worked as a lawyer for ten years, while also serving as Assistant National Secretary of the Australian Services Union from 1995 to 2020.
She was also vice-president of the ACTU for ten years.