“As a vast island continent, we have always relied on maritime shipping as the backbone of our trade,” Senator the Hon. Bridget McKenzie writes in our Foreword to our Annual Review.
“As a new year dawns and Canberra policy makers return to their desks, they should resolve to working with our maritime industry on putting into practice good maritime policies.
“Shipping Australia Limited has provided strong leadership in recommending policies to Government that would improve national prosperity by improving productivity and cutting red tape at our ports. While 2025 was a year of missed opportunity, with the Federal Government’s maritime policy stalled and seemingly lost in a fog, we must all work together to drive policy progress in 2026,” the Senator for Victoria writes.
She discusses a range of topics and notes that a spotlight will be shone on policy at the upcoming Senate Inquiry into Productivity in Australia.
