The identity and motive of the cyber-attackers who hit DP World last week are not yet known, but media reports suggest sabotage by a ‘foreign state actor’ that has the necessary skills and the motive to undermine Australia’s national security or economic interests. The attack, being characterized as a ‘cyber incident’ by victim DP World […]
This week the Minister for Trade, Don Farrell, has travelled to San Francisco to lead Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial trade talks. At the third in-person IPEF Ministerial Meetings, his aim is to finalise a package of outcomes designed to lift and align trading standards, to build supply chain resilience, […]
The government says it does not yet know who was behind a cybersecurity incident that has shut down DP World over the weekend. As far as we know, there has been no ransom demand. A key line of inquiry in this ongoing investigation is the ‘nature of data access and data theft.’ DP World Australia says it understands […]
Correspondence has come from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) this week that clarifies certain rules around Stink Bug (BMSB) treatment, including those covering transhipment, underbond movement, heat treatment for wood products, and more changes to the List of Approved Offshore Treatment Providers. More Offshore Treatment Providers suspended. DAFF has issued notice no.238-2023: […]
Today (07 November 2023) the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has issued Advice Notice 234-2023: ‘Commencement of 2023-24 Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) (Arhopalus ferus) flight season.’ From time to time we report on a number of pests that “hitchhike” a ride in shipping containers into Australia, such as Stink Bugs and Khapra Beetles. […]
Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today leads a 5-day mission to Shanghai and Beijing, together with over 100 delegates from the education, business, agriculture, trade and tourism sectors. A media statement from the Queensland Government says it is largest ever trade missions will next week showcase our state’s exporters to China and the world. As part […]
DP World Australia has announced its intention to increase landside fees at its Terminals from 01 January 2024, just as the MUA has outlined a further series of work bans and stoppages next week – and, coincidently, a report by the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research (Cictar) says that DP has paid […]
Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Australia have once again collapsed, with Australian government ministers saying a deal is now unlikely in this term of parliament. Technically, we have not closed the door to further talks, but officials believe it is now getting too close to next year’s EU […]
A dedicated freight rail link to the Port of Brisbane was listed as essential by Infrastructure Australia in 2016 and, as we reported in our article Port of Brisbane Gets Rail Funding four years ago, the Federal Government gifted Queensland $20 million to finalise a business case for the project. The Courier Mail newspaper ran […]
The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has previously identified that consignments of solar panels can pose a WHS (Workplace Health & Safety) risk to staff during rural tailgate inspections when the container doors are opened. All FCLs of solar panels that require a rural tailgate inspection are instead directed for an external container […]
