Asking A Worldwide Courier To Encircle The Globe To Get A Parcel To A Destination In Australia Is No

Many people would find it hard to comprehend the distances which can be involved when a parcel needs to be sent from the UK to Australia. But for worldwide couriers who handle parcels which need to get to the other side of the world, day in, day out, it is just a matter of routine.

Australia is becoming an expert at exploiting its rich natural resources and exporting them to other countries. Exports of coal, steel, chemicals and foods earn the country more than 110billion a year, and the UK receives nearly 4.5 per cent of all of those goods. In return, Australia receives large quantities of machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machinery, telecommunications equipment and petrol products.

The amount of goods produced per person (GDP) is greater than that of the UK, and its economy has grown at a consistently above average rate over the last 15 years.

Yet while Australia still has the capacity to produce vast amounts of goods, the service sector of its economy has grown to be responsible for nearly 70 per cent of GDP. This includes finance, education and tourism, the last of which has experienced considerable growth as the country has become more accessible through long-distance air travel.

While it is true that the original non-native settlers in Australia were prisoners sent from the UK to New South Wales, the vast majority of the population growth which took place in the 20th century came from people who moved to the country voluntarily. The proportion of the population with English roots, at more than 31 per cent, is only slightly smaller than that which claims native ancestry, and when the number of settlers with Irish and Scottish roots is taken into account, these make up just under half of the total population.

It is no wonder, then, that the routes which worldwide couriers take to get parcels to Australia from the UK are well used. Many long-distance cargo routes are operated which reflects the high level of demand. And once a parcel has reached Australia, the vast wildernesses of the country which lie between the major cities are linked by a comprehensive network of internal flights. Using these, and onward road transport, it is possible to send a parcel to even the remotest of destinations, and through it, to keep family, friendship and trading bonds flourishing, and make the massive distances involved seem much smaller.