The former Governor-General, Sir Zelman Cowen, was remembered today at a funeral service in Melbourne.
The service was attended by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and former prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who appointed Cowen in December 1977. Former PMs Bob Hawke and John Howard also attended, as did Cowen’s successor as Governor-General, Sir Ninian Stephen.
A moving eulogy to Cowen was delivered by the Josh Frydenberg, the Liberal member for Kooyong.
- Listen to Josh Frydenberg’s eulogy:
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