This Woman Copped A Rogue Gift After Getting Scammed By A Copycat Of A Major Aussie Retailer How lovely of them. Pedestrian.tv · Jul 23, 2023
Nine years after official pest-free status, Macquarie Island is recovering but it's a 'long game' It's nine years since cats, rats, and rabbits were officially declared eradicated from sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, but scientists fear a new threat is challenging its fragile ecosystem. ABC News · May 29, 2023
Mass exodus of regional bank branches across Australia leaves residents seeking solutions Regional communities home to some of Australia's most vital hubs of industry are being crippled by bank branch closures. A range of remedies have been proposed — but how viable are they? ABC News · May 18, 2023
Dog owners urged to be more vigilant as attacks on posties spike across Australia Australia Post is urging dog owners to keep an eye on their dogs when posties are out delivering mail, following a spike in attacks in the last few months. ABC News · May 5, 2023
Pandemic dogs blamed for rise in postal worker attacks Dogs might have made great lockdown buddies, but they're proving to be a menace to Australia Post workers on their home delivery routes. The New Daily · May 4, 2023
Calls for Australia Post to improve its 'essential service' after five-month wait for mail in outback Mail posted in November finally arrives in a rural Queensland town that was isolated by flooding, with local leaders calling for urgent road upgrades and Australia Post to improve its services. ABC News · May 1, 2023
Getting your Australian passport: What you need to know After the COVID travel ban, it's likely time to check your passport. Here's what you need to know if you need to get a new one. The New Daily · Apr 28, 2023
Australia Post boss warns change is needed to survive The boss of Australia Post says laws governing the floundering service must change or it will remain financially unviable putting services at risk. The New Daily · Apr 27, 2023
In Dame Edna Everage, Barry Humphries created a character whose fame would outstrip his own Barry Humphries was on the path to becoming a lawyer when he instead decided to pursue the theatre. But it was his greatest creation, a Moonee Ponds housewife with wisteria-pink hair, who soaked up the limelight while featuring her beloved signature gladioli. ABC News · Apr 22, 2023
ABC to review use of TikTok after app banned from Australian government devices Ban only applies to non-corporate government entities but may have flow-on effects to other agencies and businesses The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2023
What does TikTok’s ban from Australian government devices mean for its future? Chinese-owned app deemed to pose ‘significant security and privacy risks’ but an outright ban likely depends on what happens in the US The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2023
Volunteers to reopen Dalgety Post Office after more than a year of no Australia Post mail delivery Fed up with having to travel 40 minutes to pick up their mail, residents of Dalgety in New South Wales have decided to reopen their post office with volunteers. ABC News · Mar 24, 2023
Top shopping centres revealed: Australians flock back to shops after lockdowns end Australians flocked back to shopping centres after COVID lockdowns, with the nations major centres booking a record $54 billion in sales. The New Daily · Mar 24, 2023
How do you access mail and other services without an address? It's a catch-22 for Queensland's homeless We may be an increasingly paperless society, but an address — and proof of it — still underpins everything from obtaining identification to school enrolment. ABC News · Mar 23, 2023
The Conversation · Mar 20, 2023 Scammers can slip fake texts into legitimate SMS threads. Will a government crackdown stop them? Are you tired of receiving SMS scams pretending to be from Australia Post, the tax office, MyGov and banks? You’re not alone. Each year, thousands of Australians fall victim to SMS scams. And losses have surged in recent years.
The Conversation · Mar 13, 2023 Post apocalypse: the end of daily letter deliveries is in sight Australia Post is seeing red. A lot of it.
ABC News · Mar 13, 2023 Australia Post recommences mail delivery to Alice Springs homes after meetings with NT Police Mail and parcel deliveries resume today to hundreds of Alice Springs homes, almost a fortnight after Australia Post suspended its service following allegedly violent attacks against a veteran postie.
AAP · Mar 12, 2023 Minister steps on the gas to defend emissions policy Emissions will continue to rise without the federal government's safeguard mechanism plan, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen says.
ABC News · Mar 10, 2023 Call centre in Cherbourg, a top-performing Asia-Pacific facility, grows from 10 staff to 30 in one year The centre opened in the Queensland community of Cherbourg a year ago with 10 staff. It now employs 30 and is one of the top-performing call centres in the Asia-Pacific for one company.
ABC News · Mar 7, 2023 Australia Post suspends mail delivery to hundreds of Alice Springs homes after alleged attacks A series of alleged attacks against a veteran Alice Springs postie has prompted a letter telling some residents their mail will stay at the post office for collection.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2023 Morning Mail: Torture claim in ACT prison, Australia Post backs big executive bonuses, Chris Rock talks slap An Indigenous woman alleges she was pinned down by prison officers who ignored warnings she couldn’t breathe
The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2023 Australia Post paid millions in bonuses to senior staff after board deemed them ‘appropriate’ Organisation considered dropping payments after criticism by government ministers but board decided they were necessary to ‘incentivise’ senior staff
The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2023 Letter writing is declining in Australia, but our most prolific scribes say its fate isn’t sealed From Morris Gleitzman to a Sydney teenager, a small but dedicated group of Australians still find joy in snail mail
The New Daily · Mar 2, 2023 Madonna King: Time to send a snail mail protest against Australia Post’s threat to letters We are not sending or receiving enough of them – and that’s behind a decision by the federal government to review the role of Australia Post.
Newcastle Herald · Mar 2, 2023 Postal shake-up looms STAMP OF CHANGE: Letter drop could be part and parcel of nation's postal shake-up