“He was a very big man, Jim. He was big in stature, but he had big ideas he had big passions. My overarching memory of him is big Jim, he was amazing,' former Prime Minister Scott Morrison said of the late senator.
for the new Headquarters Multinational Force in Iraq, a senior role that former prime minister Scott Morrison said illustrated Molan’s capacity.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said Australia had lost a patriot and family man whose two books on national security issues would guide Australia’s political and military leaders into the future. “He’s been a fierce advocate for our nation [and] he will be mourned today. Many people looked up to Jim.”
. Dutton said on Tuesday Molan was the architect of the boat turn-back policy, which was credited with saving lives but criticised by human rights agencies because of its effect on asylum seekers whose boats were redirected from Australian shores.
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