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Australia Post establishes industry consultative forum

9/16/2015 Australia Post will establish a new industry working group to support the implementation of letters regulatory reform and consider other strategic issues facing the postal sector. This follows the Senate Inquiry into the Licensed Post Office network More >
Victorian students step out of classroom into the real world

9/9/2015 Maffra and Langwarrin high school students have stepped out of the classroom and into the practical world of big business as part of a unique three-year business class partnership between Australian Post, Maffra Secondary More >
Australia Post celebrates Queen Elizabeth II – the longest-reigning British monarch

9/1/2015 Australia Post celebrates Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the release of a new stamp issue when she becomes the longest-reigning British monarch on 9 September.Australia Post Philatelic Manager Michael Zsolt says, "The new stamp release celebrates the Queen's reign through formal portraits More >
Australia Post ‘flicks the switch’ in a new neon-signs stamp issue

8/30/2015 Australia Post is celebrating three heritage-listed iconic signs from the golden age of neon advertising in Australia with the release of a new stamp issue. More >
Media statement 28 August

8/27/2015 Australia Post has lodged a draft notification with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), seeking an increase in the Basic Postage Rate (BPR) from 70 cents to $1 to better reflect the cost of the regulated letters service. More >
Media Statement

8/19/2015 Today's report suggesting mail delivery to the home is in jeopardy is false and misleading. Australia Post reforms that have been approved by the Federal Government will guarantee existing household delivery continues across the country. More >
The birth of Princess Charlotte celebrated by Australia Post

8/18/2015 Australia Post is celebrating the recent birth of Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with the release of a domestic base rate (70c) stamp that features an image of the Royal couple leaving St Mary's Hospital Paddington with their newborn daughter. More >
Australia, New Zealand and Singapore acknowledged in new joint stamp issue

8/11/2015 The 50th anniversary of bilateral relations between Singapore and Australia, and Singapore and New Zealand is marked with the release of a joint stamp issue. More >
Australia Post invests $1 million in new Alice Springs superstore

8/4/2015 Australia Post and the Chief Minister for the Northern Territory the Hon Adam Giles MLA today officially opened a new superstore in Alice Springs, following a $1 million investment to cater for changing consumer needs, making it easier and more convenient for customers to access postal services in a modern environment. More >
Australia Post highlights Netball World Cup SYDNEY 2015

8/2/2015 Australia Post - the official Diversity and Community Inclusion Partner of Netball World Cup – will highlight the pivotal sporting event being held in Sydney in August with a new stamp issue. More >