Overview
- Mourners gathered at St Andrew’s Cathedral for a state funeral that was open to the public and livestreamed on the NSW government website.
- Close friend Paul Warren delivered the first eulogy, followed by Russell Crowe, who highlighted Laws’s mantra to “be kind to each other.”
- Country singer John Williamson performed True Blue, and Laws’s famous golden microphone was placed on his coffin.
- Notable attendees included NSW Premier Chris Minns, former prime minister John Howard, Governor Margaret Beazley, Ben Fordham, Richard Wilkins and Barnaby Joyce, with reports of roughly 800 people present.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was represented by Assistant Minister Matt Thistlethwaite, and high-profile broadcasters Kyle Sandilands and Alan Jones did not attend.