Who was Jim Molan:
Senator Jim Molan was a proud major general before he entered politics. Before entering politics, Senator Molan spent four decades in the Australian Army where he reached the rank of major general.
He served in Indonesia and East Timor, where he was awarded for his service, and went on to hold a senior operations role during the war in Iraq.
After retiring from the army in 2008, he became involved in politics in 2012.
His first taste of what would become his political career was working with former prime minister Tony Abbott's government on its policy to stop asylum seeker boats.
Operation Sovereign Borders became a controversial plan that turned back boats to Indonesia and saw Senator Molan work closely with former prime minister Scott Morrison.
Senator Molan entered the Senate in 2017 amid the dual citizenship saga, which cost Nationals senator Fiona Nash her seat.
Senator Molan is the father of Sky News presenter Erin Molan.
What was Jim Molan's views:
• Proudly Pro-Life.
• Consistently voted for Australia's timber industry.
• Consistently voted for Prioritising Religious Freedom.
• Consistently voted against an inquiry into the Iraq War.
• Consistently voted against increased funding for public schools.
Overall, he was Centre-Right and was on the Centre-Right Faction.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-17/liberal-senator-jim-molan-dies-cancer/101861966
https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2018-02-14/10
https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/jim_molan
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/a-patriot-an-honourable-man-senator-jim-molan-dies-aged-72-20230117-p5cd2w
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