A Freight Logistics Strategy for the State of NSW

This Discussion Paper, originally prepared for the NSW Freight Advisory Council, starts from the position that freight logistics must now be seen as part of a global supply chain network. Freight networks consist of multiple visible and invisible economic, social and political connections over time and space- all of which combine to give a working system. Both Sydney and NSW must be seen as polycentric regions, and consideration must be given to sources of friction and blockage, from economic, social, environmental, skills and industrial perspectives as well as geographical ones. This has profound implications for any freight logistics strategy for NSW. It has intergenerational implications for funding, infrastructure and people.