Australian shipping startup Sendle, which has its U.S. headquarters in Seattle, has laid off 12% of its staff, according to a report from the Australian news outlet Startup Daily.

The layoffs account for about 26 positions, the report noted. Sendle didn't respond to multiple requests for further information from the Business Journal.

We welcome Christie Moffat to our board of directors, serving the greater AACC Pacific Northwest as our Business Development Executive.

Over the last several years, Australia has emerged as a critical ally and partner of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region. In late May of this year, Australia held federal elections, which resulted in a Labor-led government for the first time in nine years. This new Australian government confronts a significantly degraded regional security environment and will face consequential defense policy decisions.

Please join the CSIS Australia Chair on July 11 at 3 p.m. EDT as Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles MP offers his insights into Australia’s view of the evolving security landscape in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S.-Australia alliance, and the new Australian government’s approach to defense and national security. This discussion will be moderated by Charles Edel, CSIS Australia Chair and Senior Advisor.