The National Reconstruction Fund is set to play an enormous role in the innovation ecosystem and the future of the Australian economy. Despite its worthy goals, it deserves serious scrutiny.
John McDuling
Editor-in-chief
John McDuling is the editor-in-chief of Capital Brief. He was previously the national business editor at the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and has also worked for the Financial Review and US publication Quartz.
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