Senator Jim Molan diagnosed with ‘aggressive form of cancer’

NSW Liberal Senator Jim Molan has been diagnosed with an ‘aggressive form of cancer’ and will take leave from the Senate.

Senator Jim Molan in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Gary Ramage

NSW Liberal Senator Jim Molan has revealed he has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form of cancer” and will take leave from the Senate.

Senator Molan said he would have further testing to confirm the prognosis and commence treatment after he was diagnosed with the cancer last week.

“Although I am personally stepping back for a while, my office will remain open and fully operational. My team will continue to work hard alongside my colleagues in the Morrison government on the issues that matter,” he said in a statement.

“My commitment to serving you, the people of NSW and Australia, has not wavered.”

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— Senator Jim Molan AO DSC (@JimMolan) April 5, 2021

The Senator, who is also a retired major general in the Australian Army said the diagnosis had come as a shock but noted he had “many reasons to be positive”.

“I am receiving the best possible care from my clinicians, and have the love, support and prayers of my family. I have never been afraid to fight the battles that need fighting, and this is no exception.”

Senator Molan returned to parliament late 2019 to fill the spot vacated by Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos when he became Australia’s ambassador in Washington.

He lost his seat at the last federal election after he was dowgraded to the unwinnable place on the Coalition‘s New South Wales ticket.