I took this photo last Friday at the Government owned Australia Post shop opposite my newsagency. The line snaked from the counter right back to the door. Two thirds of the people in line were buying non postal service items – picnic sets, calendars, Christmas cards and books. Many of the folks are in line because they need stamps and along the way buy these other items. Thanks to its postal monopoly, Australia Post is landing these people in its stores for far less than its competitors. No one cares – no one in the Government at least. They crave the Post profits more than a strong small business sector.