Comment / Mr Joy: All at sea

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14/11/2023

The Australian government is contemplating the establishment of a nationalised merchant fleet, as you may have noticed.

Walk the plank

I was surprised to learn that as recently as only 30 years ago, Australia had a merchant coastal shipping fleet of 100 vessels.

Today, there are just 10. And why is this random fact important?

Because the Australian state and federal governments are contemplating the possibility of re-establishing government supported coastal shipping services within Australia.

Australia is a large ...

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chris dunphy
November 14, 2023 at 8:51 pm
Good article ~ totally agree about the Mullen assessment … amazing how stupid white men can get into such positions. Add the militant MUA to the mix and there is no telling what calamity and distortion of market forces will occur.

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