Australia Post

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Hey, maybe this “World Wide Interwebs” thingymajig could be worth looking into. What if this fancy-sounding “Electronic Mail” stuff takes off?!

More than two decades after the internet started linking homes and businesses throughout the world, Australia Post finally acted on that thought yesterday. “Digital MailBoxes” are going to be made available to all Australians later this year. Basically, they’ll be a one-stop shops for sending secure emails, paying your bills and getting in touch with service providers like banks.

And in recognition of the fact that close to half of Australians have shopped online, they’re also bringing in “super-stores” with 24-hour zones where people can post and collect parcels. A great idea when more Australians are buying more online than ever and more Australians are getting irritated because they’re unable to pick up their UrbanOutfitters singlet or kayaking implement between 9 and 5. If only the rest of the government would join in.

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The Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union say they’ve been trying to negotiate with Australia Post for months and have been left with no choice but to strike three days before Christmas.

Australia Post says they’ve been forced to bump up the numbers of their Christmas casuals to deal with the all the joy and good tidings landing in post boxes around the country. One man’s “Christmas casual” is another man’s “strike breaker”.

Talk about bad timing. Unions clearly go for the holiday season to maximise the impact of their actions. Last week in Sydney the bus drivers walked off the job. British Airways had to scramble to avert a 12 day strike. And now the posties have given themselves a bit of extra time to get the last minute shopping done.

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