Trucking companies say the rising cost of fuel, plus the decision to scrap the Fuel Tax Credit for heavy vehicles is putting the industry under a lot pressure, a face-to-face meeting between Australia's defence minister Richard Marles and his Chinese counterpart has been described as a small step in the right direction to getting Australia's relationship with China back on track and almost 1000 workers flocked to Renmark over the long weekend for the second Riverland Pasifika Sports Carnival.