Australia Post Annual Report 2005/06

	We paid $514.1 million in local, state and Commonwealth rates and taxes.
	We provided direct employment for 34,842 staff, and indirect employment for the tens of thousands of staff employed by our contractors and licensees.
	We provided electronic banking facilities at 3,188 retail outlets, including 1,391 in rural and remote areas.
	We paid our shareholder a dividend of $282.5 million.
	We contributed $2,175.9 million to the Australian economy by paying for goods and services ($1,937.4 million), and capital assets and business acquisitions ($238.5 million).