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‘We’ve gone soft’: Labor old guard backs Keating

‘We’ve gone soft’: Labor old guard backs Keating

Leading chairman Tony Shepherd has backed Paul Keating’s sentiment that “we have gone soft” but billionaire Gerry Harvey says that Keating is living in the past.

Patrick DurkinBOSS Deputy editor

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Leading business figure Tony Shepherd has backed Paul Keating’s sentiment that “we’ve gone soft” and says Australians think they can make money without doing any work. But billionaire Gerry Harvey thinks Keating is living in the past.

The former prime minister and treasurer Keating has used his 80th birthday to urge Australians and their political leaders to break out of their “timidity”.

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Patrick Durkin
Patrick DurkinBOSS Deputy editorPatrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership. Connect with Patrick on Twitter. Email Patrick at pdurkin@afr.com

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