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17 persons are feared dead and 11 others rescued after a cargo ship under a “detention order” has sunk on the waters in Maryland County.

The Liberian-registered Niko Ivanka left the Liberian capital Monrovia on Saturday (17/07) for a port in the West African country’s south, despite being under a detention order for failing to meet basic safety requirements.

The vessel sent out a distress signal Saturday afternoon, notifying the coastguard that it had taken on water. By the time authorities arrived, ...

The Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment has commenced a review of Australia’s illegal logging laws and is seeking stakeholder input.

Illegal logging is a significant global problem due to its impacts on forest degradation, climate change, habitat loss and community livelihoods in developing timber producing countries. Deforestation and degradation of tropical forests in the Asia-Pacific through illegal logging also constitutes a threat to Australia promoting legal and sustainable forest management in countries of this region.

Illegal logging has been ...

A container ship explosion has sent a shock wave through Dubai and damaged one of the world’s largest ports.

The blaze sent up giant orange flames on a vessel at the crucial Jebel Ali Port, which is the busiest port in the Middle East.

The explosion unleashed a shock wave through the skyscrapers of the city of Dubai, causing walls and windows to shake in neighbourhoods as far as 25 kilometres away.

The blaze was caused by a container holding flammable material, Dubai ...

Yantian Port has resumed normal operations after a month-long cut in productivity brought about by a Covid-19 outbreak. Shippers have been warned it will take many weeks to clear up the immense container backlog in south China that has brought further strain to global supply chains over the past four weeks.

A note sent to clients on Tuesday 23rd June from Yantian International Container Terminals states: “Currently, COVID-19 has been effectively under control in the port area, and the operation capacity ...

After tens of trillions of dollars in government stimulus around the globe, the demand for goods has never been so high. As a result, China’s factories have been working overtime to produce all the consumer goods households around the world have purchased with their stimulus funds.

In recent months the Delta variant of Covid has been spreading throughout parts of southern China, impacting everything from dock workers to truck drivers.

As of June 10, more container loads of freight were already being ...

Last updated 26/07/21

What is Industrial Action? 

A key objective of the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) is achieving productivity and fairness in the workplace through the implementation of collective bargaining underpinned by simple good faith bargaining obligations and clear rules governing industrial action.

Industrial action can take several forms. Employees may go on strike (i.e. refuse to attend or perform work) or impose work bans (i.e. refuse to perform all their normal duties). In ...