Media

FTA and APSA engage closely with trade, agriculture and mainstream media as a part of advocating for reforms and to increase the profile of the Australian freight and trade sectors - a summary of our coverage is provided below:

• 27 November 2025 : AFR - Macquaries bittersweet $11.6b Qube bid backed by big investors [...]
• 5 November 2025 : Victorian Country Hour - concerns about fast increasing port charges around Australia [...]
• 3 November 2025 : DCN - “Warm, fuzzy” landside guidelines not good enough, shippers say [...]
• 1 November 2025 : DCN - From Chaos to Continuity [...]
• 28 October 2025 : Navia - “Supply Chain Unchained” Podcast [...]
• 24 October 2025 : DCN - Paying more, getting less: Australia’s ports under the microscope [...]
• 9 September 2025 : DCN - Time to digitise Australia"s Customs Broker Licensing Framework [...]
• 9 September 2025 : DCN - The GRILL - Amanda Bradfield [...]
• 1 September 2025 : DCN - Green Wave Rising [...]
• 29 August 2025 : S&P Journal of Commerce - Shipper groups say terminal deals will bring labor peace to Australia’s wharves [...]
• 27 August 2025 : DCN - SEAFARER WELFARE Hugs, Hope, and the Humans at Sea [...]
• 27 August 2025 : NIKKEI Asia - Asia postal services halt US-bound items after Trump customs changes [...]
• 27 August 2025 : 2GB Rural News - Industry Reacts to the Federal Governments Updated Freight and Supply Chain Strategy [...]
• 26 August 2025 : The Australian - US tariffs force Australia Post to impose delivery freeze [...]
• 26 August 2025 : Australian Financial Review - Australia Post pauses service to US amid Trump tariff changes [...]
• 26 August 2025 : WA Today - ‘Utterly insane month’: Australia Post suspends business parcel shipments to US in tariff fallout [...]
• 26 August 2025 : The Rural News - Industry reacts to the federal governments updated freight and supply chain strategy [...]
• 12 August 2025 : DCN - Win for Shippers as Ministers back new guidelines [...]
• 30 July 2025 : DCN - Industry ball shows true care factor [...]
• 23 July 2025 : DCN - WA trade ball delivers big for youth charity [...]
• 17 July 2025 : Business News - Shippers, truckers claim port fee logjam [...]
• 15 July 2025 : ABC interview with Amanda Bradfield - Fremantle Ports Rates Increase [...]
• 13 July 2025 : AFR - Global freight prices tumble, except for goods shipped to Australia [...]
• 11 July 2025 : ABC NSW Country Hour - Red Sea Attacks [...]
• 10 July 2025 : ABC The World - Red Sea vessel attacks [...]
• 7 July 2025 : The Loadstar -  Opposition to ACCC green light for DP World takeover of Silk Logistics [...]
• 4 July 2025 : DCN - FTA and CTAA express concern over ACCC approval of DP World’s Silk Logistics acquisition [...]
• 2 July 2025 : DCN - Boon for Tasmanian Exporters as TFES Increased [...]
• 25 June 2025 : DCN - Reporting of import e-commerce in the future regulatory ENVIRONMENT [...]
• 24 June 2025 : Business Now Sky News - Iran–Israel Conflict Raises Strait of Hormuz Trade Fears [...]

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