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In 2026, the performance of Australia’s freight forwarding and 3PL sector is being decided less in boardrooms and more on warehouse floors. While industry conversations often centre around automation, global trade shifts and freight rate adjustments, the real operational pressure sits with forklift operators and 3PL administrators. From what I am seeing across Melbourne and…

Global headlines in early 2026 have highlighted restructuring across parts of the international logistics and freight market. Corporate job cuts, administrative streamlining, and freight rate corrections have all made news. Yet here in Australia, particularly across freight forwarding, 3PL warehousing, and transport operations, I am not seeing hiring freeze conditions. What I’m seeing is selective…

The Australian automotive industry has come a long way since the end of large-scale passenger vehicle manufacturing in 2017. And now the sector generates more than $14 billion in annual revenue and employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia point toward 50,000 or more roles by 2033. For automotive and truck dealerships across Victoria and…

  If you work in freight forwarding or logistics in Australia, you already know the past few years have been a rollercoaster. Pandemic-era disruptions, sky-high freight rates, and constant workforce pressure tested every business in the supply chain. But there’s a change coming into 2026. Global freight rates have come back to earth. Some international…

The automotive industry in Australia is facing a change. Electric vehicles, new technology, and policy changes make headlines, a bigger issue is affecting workshops, fleets, transport operators, and service departments across the country: there aren’t enough skilled automotive tradespeople. This problem isn’t coming in the future. It’s happening now. Employers at workshops, dealerships, fleet maintenance…