HARD TO BELIEVE A~P~  is owned by all of us taxpayers as it's owned by the Aust Fed Govt and yet they still

have the audacity to pay EACH of the FAT CATS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in Salaries and Bonuses, at the cost to all Aussies, some of which can ill-afford Parcel Prices which are "OFF THE SCALE", while theyre trying to keep their business viable ANTIME, let alone this disastrous last 12 month period of COVID19.

Charges keep rising exponentially whilst services and weight-thresholds keep coming down; thanks A~P~

.............  Right in the middle of Covid19 when charges should be REDUCED and weight-thesholds lifted

You have to wonder why anything you buy on ebay from China comes for $1 to $10 Postage, AND in half the time to send same parcel from Melbourne to Queensland or Perth !  ............  and $10 to $40 for postage charge from A~P~ to ensure the FATCATS don't suffer at any Salary reduction; oh dear, we couldnt have that could we !

I'd love to REALLY vent my spleen on these lovely people at A~P~ , but I fear "thou dost protest too much" syndrome may kick in, and A~P~ will get "floated" as an IPO on the Stock Exchange, and the situation will emulate our Gas & Fuel Corp and SEC which were reasonable in charges when compared to the over-charging sh+t-fight we have been experiencing since they were sold off from our Taxpayer ownership, many decades ago.

I'd like to think I'd have time to write a book just on what I have proof of, of the scams, fraud and injustices bestowed on us all at the hands of  Aust Post, Telstra, NBN, et al, but knowing most of us know exactly and suffered what that book would reveal, causes me to refrain, lest it be a complete waste of precious time.

ALL the local Metro Red street boxes in Frankston-Seaford in Melbourne, have "POST BY 12 MIDDAY" as of a year ago, compared to 6pm prior to that. I assume the rest of Melb metro is the same ?

On a positive note, the 50c "Priority Stamp" seems to be the best value-for-money for urgent letters, which can be up to 20mm thick and 500g in weight, where speed is essential, similar to "Express Parcels"