The Australian Logistics Council has lodged a submission with the Australian Treasury in response to its consultation on Lowering Barriers to the Adoption of International and Overseas Standards in Regulation, as part of broader National Competition Policy reforms. The submission underscores the critical role of freight in supporting national productivity, calling for the adoption of international standards to reduce regulatory duplication, lower costs, and accelerate decarbonisation across supply chains. ALC also raises concerns about...
The Australian Logistics Council has provided a submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on the Land and Sea Transport Method 2015 Sunsetting Review. The submission strongly supports remaking the method to ensure the freight and logistics sector can actively participate in Australia’s carbon markets and contribute to national emissions reduction goals. The method’s expiry in March 2024 removed the only ERF pathway specifically designed for freight—despite growing demand for credible abatement...
This submission from the Australian Logistics Council to the Victorian Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee’s Inquiry into Student Pathways to In-Demand Industries highlights critical workforce challenges facing the supply chain, freight, and logistics sector. It calls for urgent reforms to better align education and training systems with industry requirements, enhance career visibility, and expand participation among underrepresented groups. The submission identifies key barriers, including the decline in logistics...
The Australian Logistics Council’s submission to Treasury outlines priority reforms to position logistics and end-to-end supply chains as a key national productivity and resilience driver. As part of the Productivity Roundtable process, ALC urges the immediate release and implementation of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy, regulatory reforms to support a flexible 24-hour freight economy, modernisation of heavy vehicle licensing, and structural reforms to enable a modal shift to more sustainable freight modes such as rail and coastal...
The Australian Logistics Council’s submission to the Net Zero Commission 2025 sets out clear, practical measures to align New South Wales’ freight and logistics sector with the state’s net zero goals while maintaining supply chain resilience. The submission recommends better tracking of freight emissions, targeted investment in zero- and low-emissions technologies, faster approvals for critical grid and refueling infrastructure, a fair and staged road-user charging framework, and stronger climate resilience planning for freight assets. It...
The Australian Logistics Council’s submission to the Productivity Commission calls for a modern, nationally consistent regulatory framework to strengthen supply chain resilience and unlock the full economic potential of Australia’s freight sector. It outlines how fragmented regulation, fuel insecurity, and outdated planning and infrastructure approvals undermine both economic dynamism and the freight sector’s capacity to respond to disruption. The submission advocates for harmonised vehicle and emissions standards, accelerated deployment of...
The Australian Logistics Council’s submission to the Productivity Commission highlights the urgent need for nationally coordinated action to build a skilled and adaptable freight and logistics workforce—an essential foundation for Australia’s economic resilience, productivity, and net zero transition. With vacancy rates growing nearly 50 per cent in five years and more than 26,000 truck driver roles unfilled, the submission calls for modernised, industry-aligned training models; a National Logistics Skills Hub; expanded apprenticeships; and...