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The Australian Logistics Council provided input to the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on the treatment of energy crops within the Product Guarantee of Origin (PGO) scheme. ALC supports a transparent, non-prescriptive certification framework to underpin investment in low-emissions fuels for hard-to-abate freight and logistics sectors. ALC recommends maintaining flexibility in feedstock eligibility, adopting a staged approach to incorporating broader lifecycle emissions (beyond farm gate), and implementing...

The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has welcomed the Australian Government’s move to strengthen domestic fuel security, highlighting the importance of maintaining local refining capability amid ongoing global supply chain pressures. The changes to the Fuel Security Services Payment are expected to provide greater certainty for refiners and support continued domestic production, helping ensure fuel availability in the near term. ALC emphasises that fuel security must be addressed across the entire supply chain—from production through to...

The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to establish a National Fuel Supply Taskforce, highlighting the critical role fuel plays in keeping Australia’s supply chains moving. With diesel underpinning freight and logistics nationwide, recent global disruptions—particularly escalating conflict in the Middle East—have placed significant pressure on supply, costs, and network capacity. ALC says the taskforce is a timely step toward stronger coordination between government and industry, while also...

The Australian Logistics Council provided a submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure on the Draft Statewide Policy for Industrial Lands. The submission supports the development of a statewide industrial land framework but highlights that industrial precincts function as critical freight infrastructure underpinning port operations, rail freight, fuel supply chains and last-mile distribution. ALC notes that industrial land supply across metropolitan Sydney remains highly constrained, with limited serviced and...

The Australian Logistics Council provided a submission to the Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning on the Draft South East Queensland Regional Industrial Lands Strategy. The submission supports the Strategy’s objective of securing long-term industrial land supply but emphasises that freight outcomes rely on serviced land, infrastructure sequencing, and network integration—not zoning alone. ALC highlights that only around 20 per cent of zoned industrial land is development-ready, with freight-suitable supply...

The Australian Logistics Council provided a submission to the Department of Home Affairs on the proposed enhancements to the Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program Rules. The submission supports strengthening critical infrastructure security but stresses that freight operations are highly interdependent, multi-operator environments with long-lived, capital-intensive assets, complex operational technology and information technology systems, and constrained workforce capacity, particularly in cyber and specialised engineering roles. The...

The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) provided a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport on the fiscal sustainability of local governments and the implications for freight-critical road infrastructure. The submission emphasises that local governments manage around 77 per cent of Australia’s road network and are responsible for the first- and last-mile freight access that connects industry to ports, intermodal terminals, airports and regional production areas. ALC...

The Australian Logistics Council’s 2026–27 Pre-Budget Submission sets out a targeted reform agenda to lift national productivity, strengthen supply chain resilience and support freight decarbonisation. It highlights that fragmented regulation, constrained freight corridors, shortages of well-located industrial land, energy transition barriers and workforce pressures are undermining the efficiency and reliability of Australia’s end-to-end supply chain and logistics system. The submission emphasises the need for nationally coordinated,...

This submission responds to the Exposure Draft Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 2026 and assesses the implications for airport-based freight and logistics operations. While modernising environmental regulation is important, the draft introduces significant legal, operational and investment risks for complex, multi-tenant airport precincts that sustain nationally critical freight movements. Key issues include the removal of the polluter-pays principle, expanded compliance and liability exposure for routine activities,...

The Australian Logistics Council’s submission to the Productivity Commission examines how heavy vehicle reform can unlock productivity, safety and decarbonisation benefits across Australia’s freight system. It highlights that fragmented access rules, inconsistent local road data, workforce shortages and misaligned infrastructure and energy settings are constraining the effective use of high-productivity and zero-emission heavy vehicles. The submission emphasises the critical role of nationally coordinated reforms, including accelerated...