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Australia Post inquiry: some hard punches, but no delivery on the bigger picture

  • Written by Paul Alexander, Adjunct Reseach Fellow (Supply Chains), Curtin University
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The report of the Senate committee inquiry into the ousting of Australia Post boss Christine Holgate over Cartier watches, published yesterday, pulls no punches. Some of its 25 recommendations are blistering (with the inquiry’s Coalition members dissenting).

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