Australia Post is changing the way it negotiates with its small business licensees, after quietly liquidating the advisory forum it has used for more than 20 years.
The government-owned postal giant now says it will ‘reinvigorate’ its relationship to thousands of licensed post office (LPO) operators.
But some industry representatives fear it won’t do enough to protect its small business licensees as Australians change their relationship to physical mail.
Why AusPost replaced APLAC with new advisory council
Since 2003, the Australia Post Licensee Advisory Council (APLAC) has provided two-way communication between Australia Post and the small businesses making up the bulk of its brick-and-mortar branches.
However, the public…
