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Australia Post offices could one day include EV charging stations as part of strategy to halt losses

CEO says government-owned postal corporation is seeking to diversify while not abandoning its core service of delivering letters

The Guardian - AU

Red-letter day for AusPost as big rivals dog deliveries

Australia Post expects dog attacks to reduce as a fleet of stealthy electric delivery vehicles grows, but warns of more work to be done to turn a profit.

AAP

One Hunter suburb will see posties deliver mail on electric motorbikes

The motorbikes are capable of reaching speeds up to 80 km/h.

Newcastle Herald

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Man learns fate over crash that killed truck driver

The three-vehicle smash involved a semi-trailer, rigid truck and Landcruiser towing a caravan.

Newcastle Herald

Federal MP Sharon Claydon calls out Wallsend post office woes

Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon is calling for better service.

Newcastle Herald

New posting for former Qld premier Palaszczuk

Annastacia Palaszczuk has been appointed to the Australia Post board as a non-executive director, eight months after her resignation as Queensland premier.

AAP

Annastacia Palaszczuk appointed to $107,000 Australia Post board job by Labor government

Former Queensland premier will serve a three-year term, replacing a Coalition appointment – the former Liberal party federal director Tony Nutt

The Guardian - AU

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Afternoon Update: Reynolds defends leak to journalist; New Zealand PM starts trans-Tasman language row; and the ‘succulent Chinese meal’ man dies

Liberal senator suing Brittany Higgins over social media posts she claims damaged her reputation

The Guardian - AU

Postcards from Paris: Aussie champs to get own stamps

Each athlete who wins gold for Australia at the Games in Paris will be celebrated with their own postal stamp depicting the gold medal triumph.

AAP

Online shopping spree despite cost-of-living crisis

Australians are still turning to online retail therapy despite household spending slowing due to cost-of-living pressures.

AAP

Fatal three-vehicle crash caused by simple error

The crash claimed the life of much loved man Brendon Van Ryn.

Newcastle Herald

ANZ’s $4.9 billion Suncorp takeover will now go ahead. Is the government sending mixed messages on business competition?

Two years after the deal was first announced, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has today given the green light for ANZ to acquire the banking arm of Queensland-based insurer Suncorp.

The Conversation

Hard to believe Aus Post fraudster thought he was doing 'lawful work': judge

Police claim phone scam operation valued at more than $5 million.

The Canberra Times

Future of cash secured for now as banks and retailers bail out Armaguard

A deal reached between Armaguard, the banks, and Australia’s largest retailers securing the cash-in-transit service’s future, is good news, for now, for those Australians who still use cash.

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AAP

Cash still king as big business bails out Armaguard

Some of Australia's biggest companies have put their money where their mouth is by stepping in to save cash carrier Armaguard in a $50 million deal.

AAP

Cash delivery not part and parcel of Australia Post

The head of Australia Post has ruled out the corporation stepping in to replace companies delivering currency to businesses following a decline in cash usage.

The Canberra Times

Posties are increasingly under attack from Canberra's dogs: Australia Post

Owners are being urged to restrain their pets.

Newcastle Herald

How many posties are attacked by dogs in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie?

You've got mail! Unless your dog has been a trouble-maker ...

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Plea over postie pooch attacks, small doggos the worst

Posties are being attacked by cantankerous canines at a rate of 11 incidents a day, with smaller dog breeds named and shamed as worst in show for aggression.

Newcastle Herald

Windale post office closure does not have mayor's stamp of approval

'This is a concerning trend'.

Newcastle Herald

Post office closures in regional areas a big step backwards

Australia Post's regional closure policy hurts communities

The Guardian - AU

The demise of daily letters, 3G and cash – are governments leaving us old (and young) fogeys behind?

Technology evolves and consumer preferences change – but governments and industry have a duty to plan for the big shifts

AAP

Regions to suffer most as snail mail gets even slower

Australia Post's new performance standards could impact regional and rural Australians most, an expert warns, as posties are given more time to deliver letters.

AAP

Cash crunch talks as money mover Armaguard digs in

A consortium of banks, supermarkets and government departments have been permitted to begin discussing measures in case cash transporter Armaguard collapses.

AAP

Stamp price hike to cost Aussies a cup of coffee a year

The price of stamps will increase by 30 cents to $1.50, costing the average Australian who sends 15 small letters an extra $4.50 a year.

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