Podcast: Banking on green loansBY THE GREENER WAY | TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026 12:52PM This week on The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar chats with Grace Tam, head of consumer finance at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), on how the Australian government, through the CEFC, is driving record levels of green loan applications. Related News |
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