| Good morning, Transmission line projects are running years behind their initial timetable despite pledges by the federal government to kickstart works, with the slow pace of development sharpening the risk of blackouts and price rises, a report has found. Two of the nation’s leading retail billionaires, Solomon Lew and Brett Blundy, have temporarily put aside wrestling over shoppers and money. Instead they are battling over chief executive talent – with the highly respected boss of stationery store Smiggle, John Cheston, poached by Mr Blundy’s jewellery store Lovisa right from under the nose of Mr Lew’s Premier Investments. Qatar Airways has confirmed its interest in Virgin Australia after months of speculation the Gulf carrier was seeking a stake in the airline as part of expansion plans. | 
