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Former Liberal MP Katie Allen Dies After Cancer Battle
Dr Katie Allen, who served as MP for Melbourne's Higgins from 2019 to 2022, died seven months after a stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis, her family said.
- On Tuesday, Dr Katie Allen's family announced the former federal Liberal MP died aged 59 and `passed in peace surrounded by family` after living `a full, beautiful life`.
- Earlier this year, Allen revealed she had been diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, and in May she disclosed the disease was stage 4 and had already spread, with her death seven months later.
- Dr Katie Allen served Higgins from 2019 to 2022 and was one of five MPs who crossed the floor in 2022; she later contested Chisholm but was unsuccessful.
- Victorian MPs and national figures posted tributes, with Brad Rowswell praising Allen's "incredible legacy" and State Opposition Leader Jess Wilson, Brad Battin and Michael O'Brien expressing condolences.
- Before politics Allen worked as a paediatrician and research division head at Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Cabrini Health; her last public message praised daughter Jemima's medical degrees.
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Former Liberal MP Dr Katie Allen dies aged 59
Dr Katie Allen, who served as a Liberal MP in the Morrison government, has died aged 59. Just a few months ago Dr Allen shared that she had been diagnosed with a rare for of cancer. Prior to her political career Dr Allen was a pediatric allergist and gastroenterologist at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital. In a post to social media, Dr Allen’s family said she spent her life caring for others as a mother, doctor, professor, MP and friend. The…
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