subject: Tens of thousands of miles is no distance at all for Australia parcel delivery specialists [print this page] Tens of thousands of miles is no distance at all for Australia parcel delivery specialists
In terms of trade, it is so often said that the world is getting smaller. For Australia, its businesses and its people, and the many others around the world who have seen friends or relatives set off there in search of a better life, that is patently true. Lying adrift in the southern Pacific Ocean, Australia was going to need abundant natural resources of its own if it was ever to become a major economic power.
And that is exactly how it has been able to take that step by capitalising on the massive reserves of oil, coal, gold, iron ore and natural gas which lie in and under its soil. Its past as a former British penal colony is well known, and the predominance of British natives among its settlers has had a pronounced effect on the country's development. The British created the crown colony of New South Wales in 1788, and formally claimed much of the west of the country 40 years later.
The country gradually came together and was declared a dominion of the British Empire in 1907, but just before the Second World War it severed its constitutional links. However, the links between the United Kingdom and Australia remain very strong, and have been brought to national attention again with the election of a Welsh-born woman, Julia Gillard, as Prime Minister. She is one of an estimated 9.5million of the country's 22.5million population who claim some form of British ancestry. These people are widely known in the country as Anglo-Celtic Australians.
Given these figures, it is little surprise that demand for international shipping to Australia is consistently high. As a result, worldwide courier companies operate many regular services, by both air and sea. Long transit times are an unavoidable part of sending a parcel to Australia, but families who regularly exchange international deliveries are aware of these, and can build them into their schedules when sending parcels to loved ones.
The internet has made it far easier to locate companies and agents which regularly arrange and carry out delivery to Australia. So it is now less of an undertaking than it has ever been, with the result that the thousands of miles involved are no obstacle when it comes to keeping in touch.
The leading worldwide delivery companies make it easy to arrange an Australia parcel delivery, whether as a one-off or a regular consignment. Go online to find out the full range of shipping services available, and to find the most cost-effective solution for your needs.
