Sky News host Erin Molan has paid tribute to her father Senator Jim Molan who died aged 72 after a long battle with an aggressive form of cancer.
“The place he rocked up to as a 17-year-old, determined to join the army.
“In what would end up being his first foray into a life dedicated entirely to the service of this nation.”
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