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Re:Chicago sold rights to 36k parking meters for $1.2B that ... by tim-- on Thursday March 02, 2023 @01:37AM (#34992754)
It is? I thought it was owned by the Australian Government, similar to the ABC or the Australian Rail Track Corporation.

Australia Post is wholly owned by the Australian Government represented by two Shareholder Ministers, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts.[1]

[1] https://www.finance.gov.au/government/government-business-en...

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Re:Chicago sold rights to 36k parking meters for $1.2B that ... by riatin on Thursday March 02, 2023 @04:46PM (#35002549)
Ah sorry - corporatised rather than privatised. Not subsidised by the govt in any way.
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