The NSW Premier’s Department advises that a State Funeral for Mr John Laws CBE will take place at 1:30pm on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 at St Andrew’s Cathedral, corner of George and Bathurst Street, Sydney, NSW.
The Funeral will provide an opportunity to celebrate the life of John, a towering figure in Australian radio whose voice resonated across the nation for more than seven decades.
Details regarding the service and online condolences are available on the NSW Government website.
As a mark of mourning and respect, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 in New South Wales only from all buildings and establishments occupied by Australian Government departments and affiliated agencies. Other organisations are welcome to participate.
- When flying the Australian National Flag with other flags, all flags in the set should be flown at half-mast.
- If a set of flags includes the flags of other nations, it would be appropriate to seek permission from the diplomatic representatives of that nation to half-mast their flag.
- An acceptable half-mast position would be when the top of the flag is a third of the distance down from the top of the flagpole.
- Information on flag protocol is available on the Department's website.
Your assistance is appreciated.
Commonwealth Flag Officer