OPINION: Navigating 2025 - The fog is lifting
AUGUST brought clarity amid ongoing volatility. The fog of speculation that defined the first half year is lifting. We now have clarity and visibility over the direction of trade...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 8 August 2025
THIS week started with me at the gym, trying to look cool as I tripped over the stand of an exercise bike. Rather than let that stop me, I picked myself up, avoided all eye...
TRADE LAW: POTUS has spoken – US “Reciprocal Tariffs” finalised... For now!
THE REST of the world has been waiting with some trepidation for the announcement of “final” reciprocal tariffs which the US proposed to impose on goods exported from countries on...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 1 August 2025
THIS week, I felt like I was living on the edge. I put the washing out day after day - always right as the clouds started to gather. Then, I was bold enough to test the structural...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 25 July 2025
THE KIDS went back to school in WA this week, just in time for some of us to recover from the huge night that was the W.A. International Trade Ball. I’m still finding random false...
INSIGHT: Australia lifts restrictions on US beef
Trade law specialist and regular DCN contributor Andrew Hudson provides clarity on today's decision by the Australian federal government to remove restrictions on US beef imports...
INSIGHT: Developing a sanctions compliance programme
IT IS an offence to contravene Australian sanctions laws. The maximum penalty for breaches of Australian sanctions by corporations is a fine the greater of 10,000 penalty units...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 17 July 2025
THEY say dress for the job you want… but they never said anything about what’s under the blazer. These days, my version of “smart casual” is a business jacket over pajamas, the...
OPINION: Shipping lines and logistics operators are expanding their business models
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently concluded that DP World Australia’s takeover of Silk Contract Logistics will not result in a substantial lessening...
INSIGHT: Finding the right fit
Insync Recruitment Group business manager Leanne Lewis talks with DCN about recruitment solutions for the transport and logistics industry. What exactly is your role as a...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 11 July 2025
IT'S SCHOOL holidays here in Western Australia and it's right about now that I have realised my kids are old enough to hold actual conversations. Mostly about the mushroom trial...
OPINION: BRM is a world-leading innovation born in Australia - let's not lose momentum
ON JULY 10, 1995, I was a cadet aboard the Australian Maritime College’s training vessel, MV Wyuna, rounding Tasmania’s northwest coast, a stretch of ocean that, on that night,...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 4 July 2025
THIS week started with me trying to rotate and flip the mattress alone, doing my best not to strain my back (doesn’t take much these days!). I thought that was going to be the...
TRADE LAW: Outcomes from the Australian Federal Election
THE AUSTRALIAN federal election was held on 3 May 2025. The result was a win for the incumbent Australian Labor Party (ALP) government with a surprising increase in its majority...
OPINION: Customs broker rules need reform
AUSTRALIA’S licensed customs brokers are the critical frontline of our border clearance process, facilitating compliant trade while managing increasingly complex supply chain...
