Good morning, Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott has slammed new 'right to disconnect' industrial relations changes as totally unnecessary, while warning fresh state payroll taxes and complex regulations were hurting businesses and feeding inflation. Meanwhile, Resources Minister Madeleine King has gone to war with BHP in an extraordinary spray, attacking one of Australia’s biggest taxpayers and employers for always “railing against” Labor policies and refusing to work productively with union leaders. And Gina Rinehart will tell The Australian’s Bush Summit today that renewable energy can't replace baseload coal and gas , saying “humungous” spending will be needed on solar and wind as the country's electricity grid faces an uncertain path to green power. |