Labor Legend Honoured for a Lifetime of Service

A supplied image of Australian Livestock Exporters' Council chairman Simon Crean, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. Mr Crean has hailed Indonesian changes to the live export market. AAP Image/Australian Livestock Exports Council

Former federal Labor leader Simon Crean, considered a giant of the labour movement, will be farewelled today in Melbourne.

The 74-year-old will be laid to rest in a state funeral on July 20 at the Victorian capital’s St Paul’s Cathedral.