Steve Hutchins (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I will ask the last bit again. Does the minister support Australia Post’s decision? Can the minister confirm that late last year Australia Post made a record profit of $374 million and paid the government a record dividend of $286 million? In light of these results, how can the minister justify Australia Post’s move to gouge extra fee revenue out of pensioners and veterans? Will the government offer to reduce its dividend payments so that pensioners and veterans are not hit by these new fees?