The Liberal senator died at the age of 72 this month after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in 2021.
Fifty-five years to the day since Jim Molan arrived at the Royal Military College to begin his career, theHis casket was draped in the Australian flag and he received military honours as family, friends and colleagues gathered to pay their respects.
Governor-general David Hurley, former prime ministers Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and other senior Liberal figures were among the mourners. “Jim was described by his troops as a soldier’s general and a genuine senior leader characterised by his unwavering respect for others,” he said.Mr Dutton said for all the darkness of war Mr Molan was exposed to as a soldier, he remained an “optimist about humanity”.
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