Australian MP Jane Garrett Dies Aged 49

Australian MP Jane Garrett Dies Aged 49
Jane Garrett is sworn in at Government House in Melbourne, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. The ceremony follows Victoria's state election on Saturday which saw the Coalition lose office after one term. AAP Image/Julian Smith
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Victorian Labor MP Jane Garrett has died from breast cancer at the age of 49.

The former emergency services minister, an MP since 2010, was diagnosed with the disease in 2016 and announced late last year she would not stand for re-election in the 2022 state poll.