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The single largest factor involved in our postal service's financial woes, and
the subsequent drop in performance and value for money, is the fact that Australia is a member of the Universal Postal Union[as are most other countries]. This membership requires the receiving country of a posted object
to handle the object from arrival in that country to its final destination free of charge. This worked well all the time that the number of objects coming and going was fairly similar, but the effect of the enormous amount of packages arriving from China was catastrophic. A figure plucked from the sky, but I
imagine that probably at least 50 or so items arrive here for every one that
leaves here; what business could thrive when put in that position? I,for
example, have received probably a hundred or so items from China[and elsewhere] over the last few years, but I can't remember the last time I sent
anything other than the occasional letter overseas.
raymo
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