No love for letters: Australia Post’s daily deliveries under review as traditional mail declines

On current projections Australians would receive less than one letter each a week by 2032, a discussion paper says. Photograph: William Caram/Alamy

Australia Post is famous for its “we deliver” slogan – but when it comes to letters, it may soon need to add the caveat “but not as often as we used to”.

The government released a discussion paper on the future of Australia Post on Wednesday, with question marks once again sitting over its obligation to provide daily letter deliveries.