NRF to back ‘losers’ in net zero industry push


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Labor will accept an effective loss for taxpayers from its $5 billion Net Zero Fund to help major polluters clean up facilities and spur clean energy manufacturing.

Industry minister Tim Ayres on Wednesday announced the new fund will operate from mid-year and target a rate of return of one per cent below the five-year government bond rate.

He said it makes the $5 billion fund some of the most competitive …

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