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John Stone, former Treasury secretary, dies aged 96

John Kehoe

John Stone, a former secretary to the federal Treasury and senator, has passed away aged 96.

Stone was an economic conservative who preached small government, lower taxes and less government spending.

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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com

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