After more than 200 years Australia Post will no longer offer a daily letter delivery. It will start delivering letters every second day in a bid to save money and focus on its parcel services.
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00:00 Like many Australians, Saul S Lake is checking his mailbox less and less these days.
00:07 We very rarely get letters delivered. It's usually utility bills that are the most common.
00:14 And getting his bills is going to take longer.
00:17 Australia Post is reducing letter deliveries from every day to every second day.
00:22 It's understandable that Australia Post would want to rationalise that kind of service, which is costing a lot of money.
00:29 Under the plan, parcels will still be delivered daily, along with priority mail.
00:34 Australia Post has reported a $200 million loss.
00:38 Australians want a better parcel service. That is where the demand is.
00:43 The number of letters being sent has slid by two thirds since the peak in 2008, while delivery locations have surged.
00:51 Meaning it's costing the organisation more to deliver less, with losses on letters up 50% in a year.
00:58 I think it's important, five days a week, I mean we're used to that.
01:01 Sending letters is a bit old school, so I sort of understand where they're coming from.
01:05 All the services that we're used to are being slightly eroded.
01:08 The government-owned corporation isn't cutting jobs as a result.
01:12 Every single postal worker, postie's job, that is delivering today, will be delivering into the future model for the future.
01:21 The changes to end daily letter deliveries are already being trialled in some locations and are set to be rolled out across the country next year.
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