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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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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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.

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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.

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

Owners are being urged to restrain their pets.

The Canberra Times

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

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

Newcastle Herald

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.

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

'This is a concerning trend'.

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Post office closures in regional areas a big step backwards

Australia Post's regional closure policy hurts communities

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

Bird attacks and jagged mailboxes: Australian posties dodge more than 200 hazards a day

Australia Post logged more than 81,000 hazards in the past year according to handheld digital tool used to warn other posties of potential dangers

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Dogs remain posties' biggest challenge on deliveries

New data shows Australia Post workers are dodging more than 200 hazards a day, with dogs remaining the biggest challenge on deliveries.

Newcastle Herald

'Gut-wrencher' last day for post office owner

Andrew Hirst is retiring from the Beresfield post office.

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Calls to heat up competition in nation's postal sector

A tech start-up is pushing for Australia Post's delivery network to be opened up to private players, in a bid to drive competition and boost regional economies.

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Australians spend less, more often in online shop surge

Baby boomers are increasingly shopping online but have a way to go before out-spending their millennial children as cost-of-living pressures shrink baskets.

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