Australia Post reduces letter delivery services
The postal service welcomed the changes to the old regulations that limited flexibility.
Australia Post will now only deliver regular letters every second day at 98 percent of locations across the country, under new government regulatory changes.
The changes were made to reflect a changing Australia, as more and more people shop online and send fewer direct letters. The changes were confirmed on April 12 by the federal government, following a one-year public consultation.
Last year, four in five Australian households purchased a product online in 2023, and 9.5 million families received a parcel.
In contrast, letter volumes declined, and fell by a mammoth two-thirds since their heyday in 2008.
Under the changes, Australia Post will have an extra business day to deliver letters and allow the postal service to change how it manages priority mail.
“The new performance standards will reduce reserved letter delivery frequency to every second business day for 98 percent of locations,” the government said.
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