Australia appoints former minister to head sovereign wealth fund

Australia appoints former minister to head sovereign wealth fund

Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Photo by Jamie Davies on Unsplash

Australia’s centre-left Labor government on Monday said it would appoint a former climate change minister to chair the A$212 billion ($139 billion) sovereign wealth fund, the second successive ex-minister to hold the position.

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