Former Coalition minister Peter Reith dies

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Former Member for Fowler Peter Reith has died aged 72. Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH

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Former Coalition cabinet minister and deputy Liberal leader, Peter Reith has died, aged 72. He served as a member of the Howard Government, and is being remembered as a stalwart of the Liberal Party.

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