Malcolm Fraser

Hundreds of mourners gathered today at a state funeral for former conservative prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who came to power in 1975 with Australia's greatest constitutional crisis and died last week aged 84.

Australia's former conservative prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who died today aged 84, was seen as a voice for human rights who oversaw an upsurge in immigration from Asia.

Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who served as the nation's leader from 1975 until 1983, died on Friday after a short illness at the age of 84, his office said.

Hundreds of mourners gathered today at a state funeral for former conservative prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who came to power in 1975 with Australia's greatest constitutional crisis and died last week aged 84.

Australia's former conservative prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who died today aged 84, was seen as a voice for human rights who oversaw an upsurge in immigration from Asia.

Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who served as the nation's leader from 1975 until 1983, died on Friday after a short illness at the age of 84, his office said.