ALC supports updating the freight provisions of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (the Act), however, the current definitions do not fully reflect how modern supply chains operate. Some intermodal nodes rely on shared operational technology. A failure in one privately controlled system can disrupt several supply chains, even if that system falls outside the current Act.ALC welcomes the Department of Home Affairs' focus on removing duplication, clarifying asset boundaries and testing whether controls work in...
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) supports the application for substantive authorisation for a period of 12 months, subject to clear competition safeguards and practical oversight. The proposed conduct is capable of delivering a substantial public benefit by helping supermarkets and their supply chain partners maintain the availability of essential retail products during fuel-related disruption. The authorisation should enable rapid operational coordination. It should not permit coordination on price, weaken supplier protections or...
The Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, and Regional Development Communications, Sport and the Arts sought industry feedback on a proposed amendment to the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard that would bring certain passenger-substitute vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes into the scheme. ALC supported the intent in principle but argued that the Government had not adequately quantified which vehicles would be affected, the likely commercial impacts or the emissions benefits. The submission called for real-world...
The Australian Logistics Council lodged this submission with the National Transport Commission in response to the Forward-Looking Cost Base for Heavy Vehicle Charges Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement. The submission noted that the current PAYGO framework, developed in 2007, no longer reflects the way Australia’s freight task operates, including changing vehicle technologies, more efficient fleets, emerging zero-emission heavy vehicles and increasing pressure on road infrastructure. It identified fairness, transparency, productivity,...
The Australian Logistics Council lodged this submission with the National Transport Commission in response to the Rail Safety National Law (RSNL) Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement. ALC supported the intent of the reform program to improve national consistency, safety and interoperability across Australia’s freight rail network, while cautioning against regulatory expansion that could increase complexity without delivering proportional system benefits. ALC recommended preserving the existing duties-based, Work Health and Safety-aligned...
ALC made a submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure regarding the planning proposal for land at 251, 278 and 280–282 Captain Cook Drive, Kurnell, NSW. ALC did not support the proposal, which sought to introduce approximately 4,300 dwellings and around 13,000 residents into a key freight, industrial and aviation interface precinct within the southern Sydney corridor, integrated with Port Botany, freight networks, and Sydney Airport flight paths. The proposal was considered to present significant reverse sensitivity...
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has welcomed the Federal Government’s renewed focus on freight rail, highlighting major investment in network upgrades and a shift toward improving overall system performance. The announcement signals a stronger, more coordinated approach to moving freight across Australia, with an emphasis on efficiency, resilience, and long-term national...
The Australian Logistics Council submission to the NSW State Significant Development assessment for the Mamre Road Data Centre Campus argues the proposal is incompatible with the precinct’s designated freight and logistics role within the Western Sydney Employment Area. The site forms part of a strategically planned industrial corridor intended to support the future Western Sydney Intermodal Terminal and Freight Line, both critical to improving rail freight capacity and supply chain efficiency. ALC highlights that the development would...
The Australian Logistics Council submission to the Select Committee on Productivity in Australia positions freight and logistics as a core driver of national productivity, with performance outcomes shaped predominantly by system design rather than industry capability. It draws on ALC’s broader policy work to argue that Australia’s freight sector is efficient and increasingly advanced, but constrained by fragmented regulation, misaligned infrastructure and land use planning, inconsistent workforce and licensing frameworks, and limited end-to-end...
The Australian Logistics Council provided a submission to Industry Skills Australia in response to the Draft 2026 Workforce Planning Update. The paper highlights that workforce shortages in freight transport and logistics are now a binding constraint on national productivity, supply chain performance, and cost-of-living outcomes. ALC supports the direction of the Update but identifies a growing misalignment between projected freight demand and workforce capacity. With Australia’s freight task expected to grow significantly to 2050, the...