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The competition regulator has cleared Australia Post's plan to hike the cost of sending letters and packages and take the price of a stamp to $1.20.

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The Loop: Government-owned businesses questioned over huge bonuses, Greta Thunberg weighs in on COP27

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Key evidence in drug case thrown out after judge rules police illegally opened private mail

Key evidence in a drug trafficking case has been thrown out after a judge ruled police in Tasmania illegally opened private mail in what has been described as a "reckless" breach of the law.

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Federal government demands answers from Australia Post, NBN Co on salaries and bonuses

The federal government has sought an explanation from government-owned businesses about executive salaries and bonuses worth tens of millions of dollars.

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Australia Post mail delivery vehicles to help improve phone black-spot-mapping in regional Australia

For generations, your local postie has delivered mail from far away places, as well as news from distant friends — and a new plan is to enlist them to help work out where phone coverage is good and bad.

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Post vans to help find mobile black spots

Australia Post vans will help to find troublesome mobile phone black spots as part of a $20 million government audit.

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Woolworths takes top spot as Australia’s most trusted brand

Woolworths has once again been named as Australia’s most trusted brand, beating out hardware chain Bunnings for a second year in a row.

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Australia Post sets Christmas deadlines for international mail

Christmas is fast-approaching, and AusPost has revealed when you'll have to send presents overseas to have them arrive by the holidays.

The New Daily

Former Tennant Creek post office manager jailed over $425,000 money laundering scheme

The former manager of a remote post office will serve six months in jail after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Australia Post.

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'Angry and upset': key Civic post office to close before Christmas

The post office, in Bunda Street, has been asked to vacate by its landlord, the owner of the Canberra Centre

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‘Devastating’ branch closures in dozens of towns across Australia, as bank profits rise

Regional Australian towns have lost more than 200 bank branches over the last two years, costing customers time and money.

The New Daily

Australia Post delivers net zero package

Australia's posties will be at the forefront of a push for net zero emissions by 2050 as Australia Post commits to sustainable operations.

AAP

Australia Post expands from the letterbox to home internet services

AusPost is wading into the home internet market, offering NBN service for purchase in-store and online as customers slip away from big telcos.

The New Daily

Mystery of missing fruitcake solved after package makes 7,000km trip across Australia

It was meant to take a little over a week in the post, but three-year-old Beau's fruitcake ended up going on a month-long tour of eastern Australia.

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Drug trafficker jailed years after crimes

A Melbourne woman caught with meticulous records of her drug trafficking dating back to 2013 has been jailed for seven years, ending a long-running court case.

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‘Fighting for space’: Delivery delays likely as wet spring sets in

Australia's east coast is in for a wetter-than-average spring, putting further pressure on already-strained parcel supply chains.

The Guardian - AU

Australia Post says order presents now for delivery by Christmas

Postal service chief says recruitment has started for extra 5,000 to 7,000 workers needed in holiday peak but supply chain woes continue

AAP

Dozens of metro post offices could close

Australia Post could close about 30 branches across the country following the double whammy of the pandemic and damage from the country's run of intense rain.

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Carnarvon residents invite WA Premier Mark McGowan to witness youth crime impacts for himself

Carnarvon's business community, residents and government officials say crime is threatening to drag a "bloody great town" under and that it's time the state's leaders saw for themselves just how bad the situation is.

Benzinga

Qantas Converting More Aircraft For Freight To Meet E-Commerce Demand

Australian flag carrier Qantas said Monday it will procure six Airbus A321 standard aircraft and convert them to freighters as replacements for smaller, older Boeing cargo jets to keep pace with the huge upswing in cargo volumes powered by e-commerce.

The Guardian - AU

Executive bonuses will need to be justified in a review of NBN Co, new communications minister says

In opposition, Michelle Rowland said publicly-owned firm ‘might have an incentive to set and surpass artificially low targets’

The New Daily

‘Step change’: Huge lift in online shopping as pets and gardens boost sales

Australia Post has now delivered more than 900 million parcels during the pandemic after shoppers flocked to online shopping during lockdowns.

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Sir Doug Nicholls recognised with postage stamp on 50th anniversary of his knighthood

The family of Sir Doug Nicholls says it is an emotional day after he finally features on a postage stamp 50 years after he received a knighthood.

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This Sweet Aussie Tale Of An Impossible-To-Lose Ring Is Basically Reverse Lord Of The Rings

"I decided this ring was always going to come back to me no matter what."

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What happens if you don't get your postal vote papers by election day? When does your vote have to be sent in by?

Voters have until 6pm to register for a postal vote but, depending on where you live, it might already be too late for you to receive your voting pack by election day.

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