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Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer dies at 73

Tom McIlroy
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Revered former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Tim Fischer died on Wednesday night after fighting cancer for 10 years.

The 73-year-old former MP and Australian ambassador to the Holy See had been gravely ill in hospital in Albury after battling acute leukaemia.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
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