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POAAL meets with Shadow Minister for Communications

Posted: May 30, 2011 at 6:21 pm

POAAL met with Malcolm Turnbull MP, Shadow Minister for Communications, and briefed him on various postal industry matters. Mr Turnbull grasped the big picture issues facing the postal sector and has taken an interest in some of the local matters as well.

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UPS trials composite delivery vans

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 12:28 am

International parcel delivery company UPS is trialling five new delivery vehicles made with plastic bodywork. The vehicles use lightweight composite materials in their bodywork in order to cut down on weight, thereby improving mileage.

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Appointments to Australia Post Board

Posted: May 17, 2011 at 6:08 pm

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, and the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Penny Wong MP, recently made an announcement regarding appointments to the Australia Post Board.

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2011 Conference in Auckland

Posted: May 16, 2011 at 4:54 pm

POAAL’s 2011 Conference was held in Auckland, New Zealand at Easter. Licensees and Contractors from all States took part in what was a very friendly conference, with a good mix of business-centric and social events.

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POAAL meets with Minister for Communications

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 9:29 pm

This morning POAAL met with Senator Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

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No cross-subsidy in Australia Post

Posted: April 8, 2011 at 5:12 pm

The ACCC has issued its sixth report assessing cross-subsidy between the services provided by Australia Post, and has found that there is no evidence that Australia Post subsidises its competitive services with revenue from its reserved services.

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Australia Post before Senate Estimates

Posted: March 21, 2011 at 1:11 pm

Australia Post’s Managing Director, Ahmed Fahour, and senior Australia Post executives appeared before the Senate Environment and Communications Committee in February.

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Japan – 330 post offices destroyed or damaged

Posted: March 18, 2011 at 10:32 am

Japan Post has reported that 330 post offices were destroyed or damaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami on 11 March.

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POAAL submission to ACCC on business letter pricing

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 4:07 pm

POAAL has made a submission to the ACCC in response to Australia Post’s draft price notification proposing to increase the prices of a number of its reserved services.

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