Former Tasmanian senator Brian Harradine dead

By Gareth Hutchens
Updated April 15 2014 - 4:23pm, first published April 14 2014 - 6:39pm
Former senator Brian Harradine has died after a long illness.  Photo: Belinda Pratten
Former senator Brian Harradine has died after a long illness. Photo: Belinda Pratten
Brian Harradine with fellow independent senator Meg Lees in 2002. Photo: Andrew Taylor
Brian Harradine with fellow independent senator Meg Lees in 2002. Photo: Andrew Taylor
Former senator Brian Harradine. Photo: Belinda Pratten
Former senator Brian Harradine. Photo: Belinda Pratten

Brian Harradine, the former Tasmanian independent senator who held the title “Father of the Senate,” has died at home after a long illness. He was 79.

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