Good morning, A Greens-led Senate inquiry has hit out at the powerful supermarket chains with recommendations to curtail their power, heighten regulatory oversight and possibly break them up. ANZ Bank chief executive Shayne Elliott says Australia’s economy may have passed the worst of its challenges while avoiding a hard landing despite “very real stresses in the economy”. And a faster approval processes for new energy projects is needed , AGL chief executive Damien Nicks says. His comment came as the power giant upgraded its annual earnings guidance for the second time in three months. |