Bankers and other business leaders say they are surprised that new Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has criticised big business for speaking too much on climate and social issues, arguing that managing the energy transition is a core part of business.
National Australia Bank chief executive Ross McEwan said he had spoken regularly to former Liberal treasurer Josh Frydenberg and new Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers and had a good working relationship with both of them.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
Michael Pelly was The Australian Financial Review’s legal editor
