This took place in early Apr 2002, and was NOT an April Fools Joke!

In Australia, there have been complaints about decreasing service by banks through closure of branches. The National Australia Bank (NAB) is going to close some more, and the NAB has made a deal with the Post Office to conduct some (Non-Business-Customer) Banking Trading Services on the NAB's behalf.

The NAB CEO has now defended the closures by claiming that NAB customers will have better service because the Post Offices are open for longer hours per week....

Robin - Author of The Fooles Troupe
(who could never have thought up as crazy a plot as this one...)