When most people think of national and international trade, what immediately springs to mind are trucks, trains, ships and planes full of goods manufactured, mined or grown here in Australia, and being sent around the country and around the world for people to consume and enjoy.
For truck drivers using port roads at Port Botany, new rules have come into play today, 13 January, in response to empty container parks in Sydney facing high demand for empty container de-hire and the subsequent long truck queues.
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) warns that consumers are the ones who will suffer as a result of the growing and protracted industrial action currently facing ports around Australia.