Australia Post boss Paul Graham.Credit:
Australia Post on Wednesday revealed losses in its letters business almost tripled in the December half and the company was heading for a full-year loss for the first time since 2015.
“All options are on the table,” Graham said. “The simple fact is that Australians are not sending mail and not receiving mail. A lot of the mail that people receive,the vast majority is business-related,it’s bank statements,it’s your electricity bill. All those companies are moving to digital – we have no control over that.
“We are looking at all avenues to ensure we have a sustainable mail business. That includes the way that we structure operations,that includes the frequency,all those things are on the table.”
Any major changes to delivery operations would ultimately be the government’s decision though,and would only occur after consultation with a range of stakeholders,he said.
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The postal workers’ union called on the company to find new streams of revenue rather than cutting services and jobs,with the most vulnerable in society making up a large percentage of Australians who still rely on paper letters.
“If Australia Post are intending to take the razor to anything,it should be to management bonuses,” said the Victorian Branch secretary of the Communication Workers Union,Leroy Lazaro.