John Laws, the Australian radio titan who a former Australian prime minister once called "the broadcaster of the century", has died. He was 90

Tributes to the man best known as "Lawsie" and "the Golden Tonsils" during more than 70 years on air begun pouring in tonight from fellow radio stars.

Kyle Sandilands described him as "one of the true originals".

"You could never mistake him for anyone else," the Kyle and Jackie O host said on X.

He said what he thought, didn't care who he offended, but could also show deep compassion when required.

"I'm devastated to have lost a mentor and a mate. Radio won't be the same without him."

Ray Hadley said Laws revolutionised the talk radio industry.

"In the latter years when he was at 2SM and tell me I was a copier... my reply was that if you we

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