1. INTRODUCTION Australia Post is a commercial government owned company which is responsible conducting country’s biggest physical chain. It offers mail services, retail product and financial services like bill payment and banking via its retail network. Its comprehensive services portfolio is further complemented by offerings such as logistics, fulfillment, direct marketing and database management. It is mostly visible in Australia for its provision of national and international postal delivery services however it has identified three core business areas in its operation which are, agency services, Retail product and, parcel and logistics (According to Australia Post Annual report, 2008, pg. 7) 1.1 HISTORY In 1809, the ex- convict Isaac Nichols …show more content…
Similarly, in 1856, monthly steamship sea mail to United Kingdom was established. In 1891, separate colonies joined Universal postal Union and in 1901, the colonial mail systems were merged into Postmaster’s general’s Department (PMG) which was responsible for telegraph and domestic telephone operation and postal mail too. In 1967, the world’s first large-scale mechanical mail sorting system was introduced in Australia and operational in Sydney GPO which coincided with the introduction if the current system of four digit postcodes in Australia. Likewise, several government commissions were established to undertake the operational responsibilities of PMG in 1975 and one of these was Australian Postal Commission (APC), trading as Australia Post. Later is it was corporatized in 1st Jan 1989 and changed its name as Australian Post Corporation though is still trades as Australian Post. In March 2008, under the amendment of ACP Act, quarantine inspection officers were authorized to request Australia Post to open its inspection packets and parcels sent from interstate which they believe may contain quarantine …show more content…
MANAGING DIRECTOR & GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL SERVICE, GROUP CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER POSTAL SERVICE, EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER PARCEL SERVICE PARCEL SERVICE, EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER PARCEL SERVICE CORPORATE AFFAIRS & PEOPLE, EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER CORPORATE AFFAIRS & PEOPLE INFORMATION, DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY ( EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER) INFORMATION, DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY ( CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER) MARKETING & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE