The Latest Breaking News from Australia Post

Australia Post rival shuts operations without warning

A Sydney-based delivery firm that promised to undercut Australia Post has abruptly stopped taking bookings, causing alarm for businesses.

AAP · Jan 12

Australia Post apologises for losing Aboriginal artist’s painting worth $4,000

Bobbi Lockyer says she sent the item express post with tracking as the national postal service says the search continues

The Guardian - AU · Jan 7

'Australian heroes': more tales of Bondi victim bravery

A retired mechanic and an Australia Post worker tried to stop the Bondi terror attack as it began, in another tale of heroism that led to their murder.

AAP · Dec 17, 2025

Parcel-packing electric trikes to roll out by Christmas

Australia's largest electric fleet is expected to grow significantly with the introduction of three-wheeled vehicles capable of carrying more parcels.

AAP · Oct 13, 2025

Australia Post releases footage of posties being hit by cars as it urges drivers to ‘keep an eye out’

More than 280 delivery workers injured in traffic collisions over past year, suffering everything from broken limbs to lacerations

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2025

Green deliveries to grow as electric trucks roll out

Another major logistics company will add electric trucks and vans to its fleet in a move the company says will appeal to environmentally aware consumers.

AAP · Sep 17, 2025

Package shipments resume to US as AusPost finds a way

Australia Post will resume sending parcels to the US for business customers after abruptly ending the service due to tariff upheavals.

AAP · Sep 9, 2025

Company accelerates electric truck parcel deliveries

Quiet and clean, if costly: an Australian delivery business says more companies should adopt electric trucks ahead of World EV Day.

AAP · Sep 8, 2025

Dead letter day: post boss says the end is nearing

Australians are posting letters at dwindling rates not seen in almost a century, as Australia Post's boss says the days of snail mail are numbered.

AAP · Aug 29, 2025

Australia, Japan join countries suspending some parcel shipments to the US

Australia and Japan latest countries to stop some postal services to US for goods valued at less than $800.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2025