Federal election: Coalition postal policy

POAAL has received a formal response from the Coalition on their postal policy. The Coalition has confirmed that it has no plans to privatise Australia Post. The Coalition has also confirmed that it will ensure that Australia Post Board members are equipped with relevant industry experience. They acknowledged that fuel prices are a crucial issue, and intend to have a wide-ranging review of the tax system if they win office at the 7 September election.

The Coalition has also recently released its plan for the digital economy. Its plan is to provide Australians with a unique digital ‘inbox’ – a secure and permanent contact point for communication with government that can be used as a stand-alone mailbox or on a ‘store and forward’ basis in combination with an email address or with an Australia Post Digital Mailbox.We are still awaiting a formal response from the ALP.