Australia Post has put in effect some price changes that started yesterday (3/10/16). They mainly increased the charges for international mail, express parcels and standard domestic parcels, but have kept stamp prices the same - $1 each (or $0.60 for Concession card holders). Here is the excerpt from the announcement page below:
On 3 October 2016, we'll be adjusting some of our prices. This change will impact:
- Selected domestic parcel products & services
- Express Post
- Selected international letter products & services
- Domestic & international Mail Redirection and Mail Holding services
- Unaddressed Mail services
Price changes are never easy for anyone. We want to reassure you that the domestic basic postage rate of $1 (60c for MyPost concession card holders) > will remain the same. As will our discounted seasonal Christmas card rate for domestic and international cards during November/December.
From memory, a standard <500g parcel post used to go for $7.45 and after the change is now $7.60. Also, a medium international letter (<250g, rest of world) used to be $7.40 and is now $8. I certainly got a shock when the cashier told me it'll cost me an extra $0.15 to post a standard parcel yesterday.
Sure, the price increases may be small (or absolutely substantial if you're a OzBargainer like me), but this only adds to the growing number of concerns for Australia Post's flow of business - announcing their changes in a creeping manner in order to keep a low profile. I believe this will build up to a big crash of some kind, maybe as notable as the closure of Masters or the like.
What do you guys think?
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