An interesting read for sure
CEO salaries aside, Australia post must be confronted with somewhat unique or at least unusual conditions and/or expectations. The country is very large and while a large proportion of the population are concentrated into a small number of splodges, I'm assuming (innocently) that as national carrier they are obliged to service every Australian address regardless of how remote. This in itself is not insignificant, at least in my perception. Then there are the relatively high labour costs here. And the developed world expectations of a prompt delivery service.
When I recently sent my brother nearer the other pole a seasonal greeting, it cost $2.80 for airmail, about 50% more than I know it cost him to send me one. But it arrived on the 3rd day after posting and the same for his arriving here. I hope at least that some of that money I willingly paid is going towards sending a similar greeting to someone in a far flung corner of this country that appreciate the thought as much as I do.
Apologies for the seasonal sentimentality
