Even though it’s Father’s Day this is like any other Sunday. We’re open and trading. Carrying the heavily loaded hourly rate wages cost for employees. Sundays are good trading days but the extra cost make them a break even proposition. Right opposite our shop is the government owned Australia Post outlet. They’re not open. In fact they closed at lunch time yesterday and won’t open until 9am Monday. That’s how it is every week. While I don’t have a choice because of lease rules Australia Post chooses its trading times. Such are the benefits of government ownership.
If the government wants to be in retail it should face the same lease rules its small business competitors face.