How the DP World pay dispute at Australia’s ports could see prices rise, reigniting inflation – AHT Chairman Joe Saina talks to ABC

January 17, 2024

Could the current row between the Dubai-owned stevedore, DP World, and the Maritime Union of Australia, see a repeat of the 1998 waterfront dispute?

Could it reignite inflation and cause the Reserve Bank to continue lifting interest rates?

These are questions that are being pondered because of disruptions at DP World’s port terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle.

A key element of the dispute between the Maritime Union of Australia and DP World is about pay.

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