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Australia Post
Type Government Business Enterprise
Founded 1901 as Postmaster-General's Department
Headquarters Melbourne
Key people David Mortimer (Board Member and Chairman}
Graeme John (Board Member and Managing Director}
Industry Post
Products Postal service, Office supplies, Greeting cards
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Employees approx. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. 34,800 [2]
Website www.auspost.com.au
Main article: Postal service in Australia

Australia Post is trading name of the Australian Government-owned Australian Postal Corporation, the postal service with a monopoly in Australia. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The postal service of Australia refers to the history of the provision of Postal services in Australia This article describes the federal government of Australia See Australian governments for other jurisdictions Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects wherein written Documents typically enclosed in Envelopes and also For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Australia Post has established itself as the most comprehensive provider of parcels and logistics services within the Asia–Pacific region. [1]

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History

An old style post box in Marrickville, Sydney
An old style post box in Marrickville, Sydney

The first postmaster of New South Wales was an ex-convict, Isaac Nichols, who took the post in 1809, and postal services grew throughout the Australian colonies as they were established. Marrickville is a Suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. His main job was to take charge of letters and parcels arriving by ship, to avoid the chaos of people rushing onto the ships as soon as they arrived at Sydney's wharves.

A regular Sydney-Melbourne overland service began in 1838, as did embossed covers (the world's first)prepaid postage, and by 1849 uniform postal rates were established by agreement between the colonies. Monthly steamship sea mail to the United Kingdom was established in 1856. The separate colonies joined the Universal Postal Union in 1891. The Universal Postal Union ( UPU, French: Union postale universelle) is an International organization that coordinates postal policies among member

In 1901, the colonial mail systems were merged into the Postmaster General's Department (or PMG). The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG was created at Federation in 1901 to control all postal (and later telecommunications services within Australia. This body was responsible for telegraph and domestic telephone operations as well as postal mail. Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information The world's first large-scale mechanical mail sorting system was introduced in Australia (according to Australia Post), and operational in the Sydney GPO in 1967. The General Post Office (abbreviation GPO) is a landmark building in Sydney. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. This coincided with the introduction of the current system of 4-digit Postcodes in Australia[2]. Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail.

On July 1, 1975, separate government commissions were created to undertake the operational responsibilities of the PMG. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. One of these was the Australian Postal Commission, trading as Australia Post. The Australian Postal Commission was established on July 1, 1975 after the disaggregation of the Postmaster-General's Department. It later changed its name to the Australian Postal Corporation on January 1, 1989 when it was corporatised, although it still trades as Australia Post. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)

Current activities

Express (yellow) and normal (red) street posting boxes
Express (yellow) and normal (red) street posting boxes
Riverina Mail Sorting Centre in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Riverina Mail Sorting Centre in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

Over the last 15 years, Australia Post has broadened its product and service range and invested in major technology-based infrastructure programs. The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW Australia Wagga Wagga Today, it operates in three core areas: letters, retail and agency services, and parcels and logistics. It offers delivery services, retail products, financial services (such as bill payment and banking through its retail network), logistics and fulfilment services, and direct marketing and database management services. It also has a number of subsidiaries and joint ventures, including Sai Cheng Logistics International – a joint-venture logistics company established with China Post.

Australia Post remains a government business enterprise. It is self-funding and uses its assets and resources to earn profits, which can be reinvested in the business or returned as dividends to its shareholder, the Commonwealth Government. Under its community service obligations, Australia Post is committed to providing an accessible, affordable and reliable letter service for all Australians wherever they reside. The corporation reaches more than 10 million Australian addresses; operates 4,462 postal outlets; and serves more than a million customers in postal outlets every business day.

Under the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989, letters up to 250 grams are reserved to Australia Post – other people and businesses can only carry them if they charge four times the basic postage rate. All of the other goods and services provided by Australia Post are sold in fully competitive markets and, in 2005–06, nearly 90 per cent of the corporation’s profit (from ordinary activities before net interest and tax) came from selling products and services in competitive markets.

Board Members

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee (EC) of Australia Post consists of the following people:

Employment

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Year Full-time staff Part-time staff Other staff Source
1993 31934 3999 Annual Report
1994 31130 4204 5626 Annual Report
1995 31621 4501 5253 Annual Report
1996 32040 5689 7849 Annual Report
1997 31111 6185 8466 Annual Report
1998 29564 6961 9151 Annual Report
1999 28205 6756 9776 Annual Report
2000 26915 8482 9455 Annual Report
2001 27079 8458 9660 Annual Report
2002 Darryn O'connor 26950 8812 9703 Annual Report
2003 26394 9033 9557 Annual Report
2004 26019 9030 9559 Annual Report
2005 25851 8953 9570 Annual Report
2006 25387 9196 6415 Annual Report
2007 25026 9498 6247 Annual Report

Australia Post Facts: 2005-06

From the 2005-06 Annual Report. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Basic postage rate

The basic postage rate for a small letter has increased over the years due to inflation but influenced in recent years by a complex interplay between Australia Post's monopoly over small items, and need to provide service to all Australian addresses at the mandated basic rate. In economics inflation or price inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services over a period of time

See also

References

  1. ^ Australia Post Annual Report 2005/06
  2. ^ Store Finder: History and Assignment of Postcodes
  3. ^ "Postage to rise by 2c a letter on July 1", Sydney Morning Herald, 1989-04-15, p. Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects wherein written Documents typically enclosed in Envelopes and also This is an overview of the Postage stamps and Postal history of Australia. This article covers year-by-year releases of Australia Post Stamps Stamp releases by Year 2004 Celebrate- March 16 Nature of Australia Section 51(v of the Australian Constitution, or ‘the communications power’ is a subsection of Section 51 of the Australian Constitution that gives the Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English  5.  
  4. ^ Treasury Submission to the National Competition Council Review of the Australian Postal Corporation Act.  “reflecting an increase in the standard postage stamp price from 41 cents to 45 cents between September 1990 and January 1992”
  5. ^ ACCC announces final decision on postal prices.  “The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today announced its final decision not to object to Australia Post's request to increase the price of the basic postage stamp from 45 cents to 50c. The increase, which will take effect from January 2003, will see the price of the basic postage stamp rise for the first time in 10 years”

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