Bunbury Port main winner in modest budget port funding
THE COOK government has delivered a modest uplift for Western Australia’s port infrastructure in the 2026–27 state budget, with Bunbury emerging as the primary beneficiary of the...
Vic government backs refining capacity
THE STATE government of Victoria says it will co-fund Viva Energy to do a feasibility study into expanding renewable diesel blend processing at the Geelong Refinery. This follows...
AI debate: Forwarders call for clearer framework
CLEAR legal and operational parameters are required for the use of AI in customs broking and freight forwarding, the International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 8th May 2026
WELL, if your coffee hasn’t gone up in price this week, your mortgage probably has. I remember when my biggest complaint was the cost of fruit. These days everything’s expensive,...
OPINION: When a seafarer does not come home
THE TRAGEDY in Port Phillip Bay should force the Australia public to confront life at sea. Last week, a seafarer in his 30s lost his life in Port Phillip Bay after disappearing...
Inland Rail: Queensland maintains the rage
QUEENSLAND farmers and local government entities have cried foul over the federal government’s decision to truncate the Inland Rail project. As reported in DCN, the federal...
NZ Media Council upholds ferry reporting complaint
A COMPLAINT lodged by New Zealand deputy PM and rail minister Winston Peters over a story on Cook Strait replacement ferry costs published by The Post has been upheld by the...
Tasports reassures King Islanders
TASPORTS has moved to assure King Island residents and shippers that the weekly service will continue uninterrupted when Bass Island Line’s (BIL) John Duigan is drydocked later...
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Underpaid crew sees another ship banned – corrected version
AMSA has issued a third ban in less than two months after another shipping company was found to have underpaid its crew, breaching the Maritime Labour Convention. On 23 April...
Feds announce rail, sea freight switch incentives
ACCOMPANYING today’s announcement of the truncation of the Inland Rail project and an extra $1.2 billion for rail network improvements the Federal Government revealed a new $55...
Mayfield welcomes High Court decision
MAYFIELD Development Corporation has welcomed a decision by the High Court of Australia allowing its appeal in Mayfield Development Corporation Pty Ltd v NSW Port Operations Hold...
Mid West Ports a winner with every drop
GERALDTON’S Mid West Ports Authority has won Western Australia's 2026 Platinum Waterwise Business of the Year. The port slashed its water use by 33% in less than 12 months while...
War-torn seafarers suffer happiness slump
THE FIRST QUARTER 2026 Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) from The Mission to Seafarers has revealed a quarter of two halves, with an initial period of stabilisation abruptly...
Aurizon back Feds’ rail freight money
THE RAIL freight package offered by the federal government as a sweetener to its announcement of the truncation of Inland Rail has been welcomed by Aurizon. Minister for...
State and federal governments announce fuel security plans
STATE and federal governments have announced a raft of new fuel and fertiliser security measures. Today, 6 May, the West Australian state government announced it has secured an...
