Peta Jan Murphy was an Australian politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 2019 until she died in 2023, representing the Victorian seat of Dunkley for the Australian Labor Party.
Peta Murphy Office
Peta’s electorate office is centrally located at 37 Playne Street, Frankston. The office is open from 9 am until 5 pm every weekday.
Shaved Head
In her February interview, Ms. Murphy said decided to shave her head before coming to parliament as her hair was coming out in patches.
Illness
Peta Murphy was a Labor MP from the Victorian seat of Dunkley. She died aged 50, having been treated for breast cancer for the past four years.
Death
Federal Labor MP Peta Murphy has died at the age of 50 after a long battle with cancer. Murphy, the Member for Dunkley, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 at just 37 years of age.
A tearful Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced her death in a press conference in Canberra a short time ago.