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Monday, 12th January 2026
State funeral service for the Hon Ronald Boswell AO
A State Funeral Service for the Honourable Ronald Boswell AO will be held at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane on Friday, 16 January 2026.
Ron Boswell was a stalwart of the National Party and a lifelong advocate for rural and regional Australia.
He was elected to Federal Parliament in 1983 as a Senator for Queensland, launching a career which spanned three decades.
From 1990 to 2007 Mr Boswell was the leader of the National Party in the Senate, and held the role of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services from 1999 to 2003.
He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2020, for distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia, to the people of Queensland, and to fisheries research and development.
The approval of a State Funeral follows a request from the Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud.
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Authorised by Anthony Albanese, ALP, Canberra.