The Australian Logistics Council has responded to the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report on National Competition Policy 2025, welcoming its focus on regulatory consistency but highlighting key gaps. The submission warns that the omission of freight-specific operational and digital standards from the Commission’s modelling, the exclusion of heavy vehicle driver licensing from occupational licensing reform, and the absence of freight and logistics from the workforce inquiry represent missed opportunities to strengthen a sector vital to the national economy. The submission calls for reforms to be aligned with the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy, greater investment and regulatory reform to support rail competitiveness, and nationally consistent approaches to standards, licensing and land use planning. Embedding freight priorities in the final report is essential to deliver real productivity and emissions outcomes.