Senator John Williams: Parkinson's disease diagnosis will not stop him working

Simon McCarthy
Updated March 20 2017 - 5:31pm, first published 4:12pm
SHEARER-SENATOR: Senator John Williams plans to retire in June, 2019, and was proud the past 11 years "was not a case of just sitting here and nodding my head to party policy".
SHEARER-SENATOR: Senator John Williams plans to retire in June, 2019, and was proud the past 11 years "was not a case of just sitting here and nodding my head to party policy".

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SENATOR John Williams' social media accounts were overwhelmed with messages of support from friends and colleagues on both sides of politics after he revealed on Friday that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease almost 12 months ago.

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Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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