Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been appointed to the board of Australia Post. Palaszczuk takes the place of former Liberal Party federal director Tony Nutt, who has vacated his position on the board after serving two terms. She will serve as a non-executive director to the government-owned corporation for at least three years. “Ms … Read more
Australia Post is looking for more than 3000 people to fill positions across the country in the lead-up to the Christmas period. Successful applicants will be working from September through to the end of December. Jobs are available in all states and territories, but the highest demand for workers is in New South Wales, Victoria … Read more
Australia Post is under pressure amid growing complaints about delivery failures. Thousands of people have voiced their anger that their postie has completely missed them, even when they are at home waiting for their delivery WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Australia Post customers vent over delivery failures. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today … Read more
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has provided interim authorisation for a $50 million bailout of transporter Armaguard from the country’s biggest banks and retailers. The ACCC approved the bailout on Wednesday. The agreement, funded by the Commonwealth, Westpac, NAB and ANZ banks, along with Coles, Woolworths, Wesfarmers and Australia Post, means Armaguard will … Read more
Her roommate said Ms Kaur worked at Australia Post and wanted to become a chef. An Indian-origin woman, who was on her way to visit family in India for the first time in four years, died on a Qantas flight just before takeoff in Australia. The incident happened on June 20 when 24-year-old Manpreet Kaur … Read more
WARNING: Distressing image Postal workers are being attacked or terrorised by dogs on average 11 times each day, with a third of the 1420 incidents in the past six months taking place on the street, Australia Post says. Posties in Queensland are the worst-affected of any jurisdiction, with 466 incidents over the period, before New … Read more
Australia Post customers are being warned of a new email scam in which criminals imitate the postal service in a bid to steal personal information and even cash. Scammers posing as the delivery giant are targeting Australians with multiple delivery scams, including claims packages are being redirected until deliveries can be made safely or asking … Read more
Popping a letter or a card in the post? From next week, snail mail will be even slower than it is now. Australia Post will start to deliver letters only every second day from next week, as the postal service undergoes a business-model shake-up. From Monday, Australians can expect a reduction in the frequency of … Read more
Regional and remote parts of Australia are relying on local post offices to do their banking, Australia Post claims, forcing it to fly cash in and out due to high demand in those areas — a practice the company says is “not sustainable”. Australia Post CEO Paul Graham on Tuesday told a senate estimates hearing … Read more
A lost love for letters means posties will only deliver them to most Australians every second day, but parcels will still be dropped off daily. After recording a $200 million loss, Australia Post is shifting its priorities to packages, with half a billion parcels delivered to people in the last financial year. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
