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Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer dies

Former deputy prime ministerTim Fischer

Former deputy prime ministerTim Fischer Source: AAP

Former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has died aged 73 following a battle with leukemia. Described as one of Canberra's most 'genuinely loved people', Mr Fischer's life - from farmer, to army officer, to Australia's second-in-charge - has been remembered as extraordinary.


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Former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has died aged 73 following a battle with leukemia. Described as one of Canberra's most 'genuinely loved people', Mr Fischer's life - from farmer, to army officer, to Australia's second-in-charge - has been remembered as extraordinary.



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