SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will use its presidency of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies to push for agreements on strengthening global growth and to generate ideas on funding public infrastructure, Treasurer Joe Hockey said on Wednesday.
However, Hockey's push to reach a hard target for growth drew scepticism ahead of a weekend meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Sydney.
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