Trish Crossin, Australian politician and senator for the Northern Territory from 1998 to 2013, died on April 13, 2026, of a heart attack.
Born Patricia Margaret Crossin in Melbourne on March 21, 1956, she was educated at Deakin University, where she graduated in education. She worked as a teacher and later as an industrial officer with the National Tertiary Education Union from 1996 to 1998.
In 1998, she was appointed to fill a casual Senate vacancy created by the resignation of Bob Collins, and she served as Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate from 2001 to 2004.
Trish Crossin, 70, Australian politician, senator (1998–2013), heart attack.