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'Great Australian' Ted Evans dies, aged 79

John Kehoe
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Tributes are flowing in for one of the country's economic giants, former federal Treasury secretary and Westpac chairman Ted Evans, who died on Sunday morning.

Evans, 79, was instrumental in delivering major reforms to modernise Australia's economy and financial system from the 1980s to the 2000s, helping set up the country's long-term prosperity.

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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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