Australia Post Annual Report 2008–09

Notes to and forming part of the Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2009
3 Expenses (excluding finance costs)
Employees
Wages and salaries
Defined benefit superannuation expense
Payroll tax
Leave and other entitlements
Separation and redundancy
Workers’ compensation
Other employee expenses
Suppliers
Purchase of services from:
External entities (1)
Cost of sales – goods purchased from external entities (1)
Operating lease rentals (see note 30(i))
Depreciation and amortisation
Depreciation
Buildings
Plant and equipment
Plant and equipment under finance lease
Amortisation:
Computer software
Other intangibles
Net loss on disposal of assets
Plant and equipment
Intangibles
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2009
$m
1,709.9
46.9
105.9
224.8
26.2
32.3
27.5
Consolidated Corporation
2008
$m
1,653.8
34.7
103.9
192.6
15.0
15.3
28.9
2009
$m
1,653.3
46.9
102.9
221.4
24.8
30.8
20.3
2008
$m
1,602.0
34.7
100.6
188.6
14.1
14.5
24.1
2,173.5 2,044.2 2,100.4 1,978.6
1,750.1 1,689.4
1,697.3 1,639.4
1,750.1 1,689.4 1,697.3 1,639.4
221.8
128.5
236.8
115.7
219.0
104.8
215.1
97.3
2,100.4 2,041.9 2,021.1 1,951.8
51.7
93.3
8.6
52.6
1.2
47.4
86.3
8.9
35.9
7.6
51.5
89.2
8.6
49.2
0.0
47.1
82.4
8.9
35.3
0.0
207.4 186.1 198.5 173.7
4.6
0.7
6.9
0.9
3.9
0.0
6.8
0.9
5.3 7.8 3.9 7.7
Net foreign exchange losses – non-speculative 0.0 2.8 0.0 2.4
Write-down and impairment of assets
Inventory
Investment property
Financial
Receivables
Related party loan
Investments
Goodwill
Other expenses
Total expenses 4,566.4 4,326.4 4,440.9 4,155.7
(1) External entities – not related to the Commonwealth Government.
0.2
18.8
0.8
0.0
0.0
24.4
44.2
35.6
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
12.0
12.6
31.0
0.2
18.8
1.3
16.6
49.4
0.0
86.3
30.7
0.2
0.0
1.2
0.0
12.0
0.0
13.4
28.1