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Tony Shepherd

The Australian

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To build cities, governments must partner with private sector again

When done right, partnerships unite the public service’s vision and accountability with the enterprise community’s efficiency and risk appetite.

23.10.2025 2

Financial Review

Tony Shepherd

Even Latvia is beating Australia on productivity growth

Embracing new technology and social policies is important, but we must prioritise the serious economic problems that are dragging Australia down.

27.09.2025 10

Financial Review

Tony Shepherd

Our one-trick pony economy can’t keep behaving like this

Population, employment, and government spending are growing faster than the economy can absorb. It is the spending that has to give for a while.

03.10.2024 2

Financial Review

Tony Shepherd