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:

• 6 February 2026 : DCN - Consultation welcomed, but concerns remain over voluntary process [...]
• 5 February 2026 : DCN - Day 1 of Fremantle bridge closure goes smoothly [...]
• 4 February 2026 : DCN - Imperfect but ICS is here to stay, experts say [...]
• 2 February 2026 : Channel 10 News - Fremantle Bridge Closure Day 1 [...]
• 27 January 2026 : Channel 9 News - Closure of Fremantle Traffic Bridge could bring costly delays [...]
• 21 January 2026 : DCN - Container detention in Australia - time for fair play, not revenue games [...]
• 15 January 2026 : The Countryman - Strategies for bridge closure [...]
• 14 January 2026 : ABC Country Hour WA - Industry calling for use of HPFVs during Fremante Bridge closure [...]
• 13 January 2026 : DCN - Logistics sector set to have its say on productivity [...]
• 13 January 2026 : ATN - Industry unites ahead of Fremantle Bridge closure [...]
• 8 January 2026 : DCN - WA government hints at Freo bridge freight restrictions [...]
• 2 January 2026 : JOC - Australian shippers call for end to ocean carrier anti-trust immunity [...]
• 23 December 2025 : DCN - Opinion: ACCC has confirmed landside charges failure – now the government must act [...]
• 22 December 2025 : DCN - Stepping Up [...]
• 16 December 2025 : 2GB Rural News - ACCC warns of market failures after soaring stevedore profits [...]
• 15 December 2025 : ABC Country Hour - Freight and grain farmers angry over super high port charges and back the ACCC call for government to intervene [...]
• 12 December 2025 : DCN - Landside operators pay for stevedore profits, industry says [...]
• 12 December 2025 : S&P Journal of Commerce - Australian government action needed to curb soaring terminal charges: regulator [...]
• 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 [...]

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