Two years ago I posted a thread about Australia Post CEO, Ahmed Fahour. I protested that his salary was the largest of any public servant in Australia and even larger than the CEO of the American Postal Service. On that occasion I rebuked him for granting a $2 million dollar bonus to himself even though the Australia Post profit margin was falling and announcing 600 retrenchments from Australia Post I also rebuked him for directing the bonus from Australia Post to the Australian Islamic Museum, a tax exempt organization whose executive management are all from his immediate family; his sister even had the concession for the kiosk.

My issue with his management style and direction now is focussed on the rate hike of surface mail to a minimum of $1.00 per article; stamps now cost $1.00, a 42% increase. This short sighted, ill-conceived strategy for raising revenue will lose many existing business clients. Just in the past week I know of 2 medium sized businesses that will now send all their monthly statements via email. Just in these two Australia post clients he has lost $16,000 in stamp sales.

It is time to review this dismal performer’s position. He is still getting $4.5 million dollars a year for his poor strategic thinking and hopeless business acumen.

I cannot see why this character is paid so much when Australia Post is apparently doing so badly. We are facing increasing costs and SLOWER service. In Tanunda, SA, the original post office has a plaque on it advising that the town boasted a weekly mail delivery in 1864. If you post a letter to some places in Australia in 2016, there is no guarantee that it will arrive in a week. I reckon Australia Post could save a few million by getting rid AF. At his pay pay rate, a government monopoly should be doing much better than it is. 99% of the time, failure is due to poor management.

Dear sonofgloin and ttbn,

Sounds like the two of you might be just a little bit jealous of Ahmed Farhour.

And I hope this is not another one of those Muslim bashing posts.

And to ttbn I would like to say: Get over it and get on with your life!

Ttbn>> In Tanunda, SA, the original post office has a plaque on it advising that the town boasted a weekly mail delivery in 1864. If you post a letter to some places in Australia in 2016, there is no guarantee that it will arrive in a week.<<

What a travesty, they could deliver a better mail service by horse than Ahmed Fahour can today.

Mr Opinion, lay off the “Muslim bashing” card. Because of the facts behind what I posted there is no other way to represent it than I did. Given your uninformed comment I will give you the facts behind my statement .
“AUSTRALIA Post donated more than $2 million to an ¬Islamic museum in suburban Melbourne in lieu of a bonus it was due to pay its chief executive, Ahmed Fahour.The founder and director of the museum is Moustafa Fahour - Ahmed Fahour’s brother. Moustafa’s wife, Maysaa, is the chair-woman and director.The Fahours’ sister, Samira El Khafir, is head chef and man¬ages the cafe on site.”

Mr Opinion, if it was a Catholic, a Jew, a Buddhist, a Rastafarian, or a Hindu directing a self-given bonus of $2 million tax payer dollars to a private family controlled entity, I would state it.

Back to the thread, I have now spoken to a third small business owner who was spending $600 per month on stamped window faced envelopes to send out his monthly accounts. Now he is going to email the account statements. I would venture that the commercial segment is a major user of Aust Post and just from this small sampling I can see a huge loss in that segment.

Larger companies such as utility companies have already sent form letters to their clients informing them of an additional “postal fee” in their account statements.

Mr Fahour knows his best defence is "Islamaphobia"! What else is there?
I am personally sick of people who attribute some sort of mental illness when a muslim is criticised. Perhaps someone with money needs to sue for defamation or what about the Corruption commissions around the country, where do we go?
Islam is a horrible creed and anything but a "Religion of Peace". Yet the ABC is wedded to it after years of it's anti religion, why?

Mr. No Opinion,

Get over what?