'Fiercely loyal' former Labor adviser Jill Bottrall dies after cancer battle

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Former SA premier Mike Rann leads tributes to formidable long-serving adviser Jill Bottrall, whose 'untimely' death followed a cancer diagnosis.

Heartfelt tributes are flowing from SA Labor heavyweights for prominent former staffer Jill Bottrall, who has died after being diagnosed with cancer.Ms Bottrall died after what Labor frontbencher Tom Koutsantonis described as a "very brief and unfair battle with cancer"Ms Bottrall was widely considered as one of the architects of Mr Rann's political success

Ms Bottrall was widely considered as one of the architects of Mr Rann's political success, and was well known in media circles for her formidable communication style — even lending her name to an informal verb. "Jill Bottrall died last night after a very brief and unfair battle with cancer. No-one fought harder for Labor," he tweeted.

 

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