2023 Review of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy
About the Review
On 9 June 2023, infrastructure and transport ministers agreed to commence the first review of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy (Strategy). The June ITMM Communique is available.
When the Strategy was first established in 2019, Australia’s freight and supply chains looked very different to the way they do today. Since then, supply chains have experienced unprecedented and compounding disruptions including a global pandemic, extreme weather events, skills shortages and more.
The 2023 Review was an opportunity to take stock of what has changed and what has been achieved since 2019. The Review assessed if there were any gaps in the Strategy, considered the Strategy’s performance and proposed a small number of KPIs. The Review will help build a more effective Strategy that is better equipped to address Australia’s growing and changing freight task. Review the Terms of reference.
Read the 2023 Review Report
The Review received over 70 submissions from key industry stakeholders which helped inform the Report along with the outcomes of 6 consultation workshops. Public submissions can be viewed on the departmental website.
The Review Report outlined the key findings and made 6 recommendations. The Review Report can be accessed at the link below.
The Next Stages
The refreshed Strategy and new 5-year National Action Plan are currently being developed in line with the recommendations made in the Review Report and will be released in 2024.
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Contact Us
If you have any questions, contact us via email: freightstrategy@infrastructure.gov.au