Federal Govt releases the Review of the Migration System report

Graphic: potential migrants to Australia have to deal with a complex, expensive and confusing system that does not well meet the needs of the migrants or Australia. Graphic credit: Gerd Altmann via Pixabay.

Yesterday the Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security, the Hon Clare O’Neil, MP released the final report: Review of the Migration System and the Outline of the Government’s Migration Strategy: A Migration System for a More Secure and Prosperous Australia.

The reviewers identified several...

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Shipping Australia urges streamlining of fuel excise paperwork and processes

Pictured: fuel bowsers. IADE Michoko via Pixabay.

Shipping Australia has for many years canvassed for the abolition or simplification of unnecessary processes and paperwork in the the excise administration for fuel. We have re-iterated this call in our submission to the De-regulation Taskforce of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Historically, arduous bunker fuel excise administration in the shipping industry has adversely affected Australian shipping agents. On average, annually...

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Feds stump up $36m to simplify trade processes

A total of $36 million will be provided by the Federal Government over four years to improve and simplify trade processes at the border.

“A Simplified Trade System will improve processes at the border to support Australia’s exporters and importers to invest and grow local jobs. Setting the foundations for a Trade Single Window is an important part of this work and will build on reforms of trade regulations and processes to make it easier for businesses to integrate into global supply chains,” a...

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