Labor MP Peta Murphy dies aged 50 after cancer battle

Victorian MP Peta Murphy
Victorian MP Peta Murphy has died at the age of 50. -AAP Image

Labor MP Peta Murphy has died at home surrounded by family after a battle with breast cancer.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the death of the MP for Dunkley at a media conference in Canberra on Monday.

"Every one of us in the Labor family is broken-hearted by the death of our beloved Peta Murphy," he said of the 50-year-old Victorian.

"Peta Murphy was brave, she was courageous, and she was loved."

Ms Murphy was first elected to parliament in 2019 and was re-elected in 2022.