There is a desire to be proactive rather than reactive when it comes to supply chain disruptions.

The Productivity Commission will look into our economy's resilience to such shocks and look to identify possible policy response and interventions.

Council of Cargo Owners chair Ant Boyles told Mike Hosking over the past couple of years we've seen some reactive actions to disruptions.

He says to put some framework around policy settings so when disruptions hit, we have a plan and a proactive set of buttons to push.

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