A parliamentary inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on Australia’s defence, trade and international relations will turn its attention to the pandemic’s impact on Australia’s freight and shipping industries at its next public hearing.
Senator David Fawcett, Chair of the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, says that an effective and trusted maritime freight system is critical to Australia’s economy.
Senator Fawcett said “Australia’s import and export supply chains, including our ports, have underpinned our economy to date and have kept many goods that we depend on moving during the pandemic. Our ongoing prosperity depends on an efficient and resilient shipping and logistics industry.”
Witnesses from the Freight and Trade Alliance, the Australian Peak Shippers Association, and Ports Australia will give evidence on the freight, shipping and logistics sector’s response to the pandemic.
Full terms of reference for the inquiry are on the Committee website.
Public hearing details
Date: Thursday 30 July
Time: 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm AEST
Location: By teleconference
The hearings will be audio streamed live at aph.gov.au/live
Media inquiries
Senator David Fawcett
Contact: Simeon Lawson
08 8205 1040
For background information
Committee Secretariat
02 6277 2313
jscfadt@aph.gov.au
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