BREAKING NEWS Beloved ABC star tragically dies after battle with cancer
The Walkley Award-winning journalist, who worked as a reporter for 45 years with the ABC, was diagnosed with metastatic thyroid cancer in 2014.
His family confirmed he passed away in Sydney on Friday night.
Peter began his career as a cadet at the Sydney Daily Mirror before landing a job at the ABC.
He worked as the head of TV news and current affairs in Victoria, before becoming the ABC's Washington bureau chief and the founding editor of Lateline Business, which later became The Business.
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In 2017, Ryan won the Walkley Award for his coverage of the Commonwealth Bank scandal which exposed deposit machines being used by drug syndicates to launder millions of dollars.
He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2022 for his service to journalism.
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