Australia Post hit record highs this peak season, delivering almost 111 million parcels[1] across November and December (up 7.6% from the previous year), as Aussies embraced online shopping more than ever before. November saw an early surge in online shopping, with the Cyber Sales weekend driving record sales as shoppers chased value and ticked off…
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Record-breaking parcel volumes Australia Post Reports
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Australians have set a new benchmark for online shopping across this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales period, with parcel volumes surging 6.3% year-on-year (YoY)1, driving Australia Post’s busiest delivery day on record, with over 5.8 million parcels processed in one day.Shoppers spent approximately $1.5 billion online2 during retail’s biggest shopping event of the…
Packages to the United States From Australia
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Australia Post have announced it will temporarily partially suspend postal sending to the United States (US) and Puerto Rico, effective 26 August 2025, until further notice.Australia Post has taken this action in response to recent significant changes the US Government has made to customs and import tariff rules for parcels sent to the US. Changes…
Australia Post warns of new wave of scam messages and emails
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Australians are being urged to stay alert as a new wave of scam messages and emails impersonating Australia Post and preying on vulnerable customers sweeps the country.
Australia Post to boost jobs and weekend deliveries
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With extended lockdowns and parcel volumes hitting heights not seen since Christmas last year, Australia Post is introducing new measures to keep deliveries moving including a hiring blitz to boost staff numbers and ramp up weekend deliveries. Australia Post Executive General Manager, Community and Consumer Nicole Sheffield said that having already opened pop-up sites to…