Why even grandparents don’t care about the death of daily mail delivery
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Why even grandparents don’t care about the death of daily mail delivery

Australia Post has until now been an entity that time forgot,a legacy organisation with imposed letter delivery service obligations that most Australians don’t use.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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Coffins,rotting fruit stuck in tarmac tangle after Qantas IT meltdown

The airline’s freight division suffered a catastrophic system failure leaving human remains,spoiling food and live animals unable to be collected from airports.

  • byAmelia McGuire andPatrick Hatch
Australia Post posts $200 million loss as snail mail declines

Australia Post posts $200 million loss as snail mail declines

Australia Post is considering changes to the way it operates,including no longer delivering letters five days a week after it revealed a $200 million pre-tax loss for 2023.

  • byEmma Koehn andJames Massola
Healthcare companies,wage data lift ASX after Wall Street gain

Healthcare companies,wage data lift ASX after Wall Street gain

The Australian sharemarket climbed on the back of healthcare companies after a set of strong results from some of its biggest players and softer wage data.

  • byMillie Muroi
Australia Post recognises need for speed with new parcels offer

Australia Post recognises need for speed with new parcels offer

A next-day delivery service from the national postal carrier will allow retailers to deliver to metro areas faster.

  • byEmma Koehn
Protesters stamp their feet as another local post office gets the chop

Protesters stamp their feet as another local post office gets the chop

Residents in Glenroy rallied to protest against plans to shut down their post office,the latest in a string of closures by Australia Post.

  • byCara Waters
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We’re still online shopaholics,but our budgets are shrinking

We’re still online shopaholics,but our budgets are shrinking

An increasing number of households are shopping online,but people are spending less.

  • byEmma Koehn
Australian pollies beat their English rivals in parliamentary tennis clash

Australian pollies beat their English rivals in parliamentary tennis clash

A bipartisan side continued Australian dominance over the Poms,despite a few sledges,in London on Wednesday.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Australia Post to cover rising costs by raising parcel prices

Australia Post to cover rising costs by raising parcel prices

The national postal service says price hikes are necessary,as its loss-making business tackles rising labour,energy,and fuel costs.

  • byEmma Koehn
From the Archives,1958:Australia’s snail mail ‘rockets’ into the future

From the Archives,1958:Australia’s snail mail ‘rockets’ into the future

In 1958,a senior Australian public servant made some surprisingly accurate (and not so accurate) predictions into the future of telecommunications in Australia.

  • byStaff writer
Parcel businesses want access to Australia Post boxes,lockers

Parcel businesses want access to Australia Post boxes,lockers

With a government review under way,private parcel delivery operators want to use Australia Post’s infrastructure network to get parcels to consumers faster.

  • byEmma Koehn