Australia Post, abolish the Concession Stamp annual quantity cap for Seniors
The issue
On the 4th January 2016, Australia Post introduced a raft of new postal charges, affecting most Australian users of this Government corporation's postal services.
Along with the price increase for normal ordinary postage of a basic letter, Australia Post also introduced a scaled price mail delivery timeframe, and slowed the time of normal mail from 1-2 days, now extended to 4-5 days.
As part of these changes, Australia Post, which is effectively a self-funded for profit corporation, classified legally as a Government Business Enterprise (GBEN), announced it, would retain the 60 cent concession stamp for a customer base of 5.7 million people.
What Australia Post didn't tell us is that those eligible concession stamp customers are only permitted 50 of those stamps per year. Once an eligible concession card holder exceeds their quota of 50 concession stamps, they then have to pay the full price from then on. This is $1.00 per stamp. This stays in place until the anniversary of the concession card kicks in.
· Christine Holgate/Ahmed Fahour, we call on you and Australia Post, no, we demand, that Australia Post completely abolish the 50 stamp annual quantity cap for Seniors concession card holders for these reasons:-
· Seniors should not be discriminated against for sending more than 50 letters a year, or using up their 50 concession stamps in a year.
· Australia Post should not presume Seniors will only be sending 50 letters a year, and your policy does presume this.
· This is a ploy by Australia Post to bully Seniors into adopting technology and to stop them from using a standard mail service. By stealth and deception, Australia Post are effectively penalising Seniors for using an old tried and proven reliable mail service, and one which they are utterly dependent on.
And, Mr Fahour while you are considering our petition can you also please explain to the people of Australia, especially our Seniors, how you reconcile,
Your annual salary of $4.5 million dollars and bonuses
Your lavish and flamboyant lifestyle,
The sacking of almost 2,000 Australia Post employees over the past year or so,
The sudden implementation of fees for late pick up parcels,
The selling off of our tax payer purchased historic GPO buildings?
And your media comments in August 2015 that “”you are the CEO and you have to lead by example”, and that ‘Australian’s are getting your services at bargain rates”,
—tell us how you reconcile all that affluence and shame against slugging our valuable and loyal Seniors $1 a stamp if they use more than 50 in a year.
Please explain how you reconcile all these things against your actions Ahmed?
People we need to send a strong message to Ahmed Fahour and his replacement, Christine Holgate, and the Federal Government that we do not accept and will not tolerate, basic and essential public services being turned into profit making ventures just so rich and flamboyant CEO’s can maintain $2 million dollar bonuses and look good on the front page of the Financial Review, all at the expense and heartache of our Seniors. We must also send a message that Australia Post, under the guidance and auspices of the Federal Government, has way way way overstepped its Constitutional boundaries and constraints of providing a basic essential service at an affordable price and delivered in a reasonable timeframe.
Thank you for your support and I hope for a positive outcome for our Seniors.
Craig Peter DG JP
Advocates for Social & Human Justice
May 2016
The issue
On the 4th January 2016, Australia Post introduced a raft of new postal charges, affecting most Australian users of this Government corporation's postal services.
Along with the price increase for normal ordinary postage of a basic letter, Australia Post also introduced a scaled price mail delivery timeframe, and slowed the time of normal mail from 1-2 days, now extended to 4-5 days.
As part of these changes, Australia Post, which is effectively a self-funded for profit corporation, classified legally as a Government Business Enterprise (GBEN), announced it, would retain the 60 cent concession stamp for a customer base of 5.7 million people.
What Australia Post didn't tell us is that those eligible concession stamp customers are only permitted 50 of those stamps per year. Once an eligible concession card holder exceeds their quota of 50 concession stamps, they then have to pay the full price from then on. This is $1.00 per stamp. This stays in place until the anniversary of the concession card kicks in.
· Christine Holgate/Ahmed Fahour, we call on you and Australia Post, no, we demand, that Australia Post completely abolish the 50 stamp annual quantity cap for Seniors concession card holders for these reasons:-
· Seniors should not be discriminated against for sending more than 50 letters a year, or using up their 50 concession stamps in a year.
· Australia Post should not presume Seniors will only be sending 50 letters a year, and your policy does presume this.
· This is a ploy by Australia Post to bully Seniors into adopting technology and to stop them from using a standard mail service. By stealth and deception, Australia Post are effectively penalising Seniors for using an old tried and proven reliable mail service, and one which they are utterly dependent on.
And, Mr Fahour while you are considering our petition can you also please explain to the people of Australia, especially our Seniors, how you reconcile,
Your annual salary of $4.5 million dollars and bonuses
Your lavish and flamboyant lifestyle,
The sacking of almost 2,000 Australia Post employees over the past year or so,
The sudden implementation of fees for late pick up parcels,
The selling off of our tax payer purchased historic GPO buildings?
And your media comments in August 2015 that “”you are the CEO and you have to lead by example”, and that ‘Australian’s are getting your services at bargain rates”,
—tell us how you reconcile all that affluence and shame against slugging our valuable and loyal Seniors $1 a stamp if they use more than 50 in a year.
Please explain how you reconcile all these things against your actions Ahmed?
People we need to send a strong message to Ahmed Fahour and his replacement, Christine Holgate, and the Federal Government that we do not accept and will not tolerate, basic and essential public services being turned into profit making ventures just so rich and flamboyant CEO’s can maintain $2 million dollar bonuses and look good on the front page of the Financial Review, all at the expense and heartache of our Seniors. We must also send a message that Australia Post, under the guidance and auspices of the Federal Government, has way way way overstepped its Constitutional boundaries and constraints of providing a basic essential service at an affordable price and delivered in a reasonable timeframe.
Thank you for your support and I hope for a positive outcome for our Seniors.
Craig Peter DG JP
Advocates for Social & Human Justice
May 2016
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Petition created on 12 May 2016