In 1872, John Gast painted ‘American Progress,’ showing trains and roads spreading across the American West.
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Government investment in roads, railroads and other public services has always involved social programming, both for good and for ill.
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The sections of the Senate inquiry report dealing with Australia Post’s future should be the most interesting. But they are the least satisfying.
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Christine Holgate’s new job will cost Australia Post, and Australian taxpayers.
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Australia Post has long yearned to be freed from its obligation to deliver letters daily. With the COVID-19 pandemic it has been given that chance.
#Nofilter.
Forget about Snapchat, WhatsApp and Facebook, for the Edwardians it was all about the picture postcard.
“I’m sorry if I intrude?”: actor John Liston as Paul Pry, 1825.
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No laughing matter: privacy fears were stoked in the 19th century even as people relished the tale of a Nosy Parker.
Boxed in. Royal Mail rivals are knocking on the door.
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Those of us with experience working in former state monopoly sectors such as trains, aviation and telecoms as they transition into a less regulated environment, know only too well the challenge of change…