Few industries are impacted by industrial action as often or as significantly as freight and logistics. Industrial action slows supply chains, increase costs and can cause significant losses. Now the dust has settled on the recent...

Recent free trade agreements with China, Korea and Japan are getting a lot of attention from Australian exporters. However, the lure of the United States (US) remains strong, with a recent survey showing it is still the number one...

The hope for the Trans-Pacific Partnership is that it will be the world's largest free trade agreement, covering 40% of global GDP. The agreement would cover goods, services and non-tariff barriers to trade. Negotiations in Hawaii...

A key element of the Australian Trusted Trader Programme will be satisfactory completion of a self-assessment questionnaire. This is the first major step towards obtaining full Australian Trusted Trader accreditation. The quest...

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection launched The Australian Trusted Trader Programme yesterday in Melbourne, marking another important step on the path to a new trade environment. Australian Trusted Trader is a pr...

The China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is the customs and trade topic dominating headlines at the moment, and it makes sense given China is our biggest trading partner. However, there are a number of other recent and important custo...