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Would You Use Australia Post As Your Telco?

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3:30PM November 23, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Australia Post is hoping that you would; it’s all primed for a major push into the telecommunications market as part of a shift away from those old-fashioned paper things that people used to send each other. I think I remember those… just. More »


News

Australia Post: ’70% Of Our Parcels Are From Online Shopping’

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8:36AM October 11, 2011 | Alex Kidman

I guess that shouldn’t be a surprising statistic; about the only time an actual letter arrives in my mailbox it’s some kind of bill, or for somebody who lived here 20 years ago. But the shift in our buying habits has forced Australia Post to make some radical changes. More »


Mobile

Apple Cards: Mail Paper Cards From Your iPhone Or iPod Touch

3:30PM October 8, 2011 | Mat Honan

You’ve probably forgotten about Cards. It was the thing Apple announced this week that used old-fashioned snail-mail. Despite sounding like something for old people, Cards is kind of cool, and Apple Australia’s site says the service is “coming soon”. More »


Software

Australia Post Finally Does An iPhone App

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4:23PM July 13, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Considering just how versatile Australia Post stores are (you can buy Playstation2 games in some stores), it’s surprising it has taken so long for them to create a dedicated iPhone app. But now they have. More »


Forget About Air Shipping Lithium Batteries Via Australia Post

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10:38AM July 31, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Remember back in 2006 when lithium batteries were exploding left, right and centre? I don’t know about you, but my laptop became a notebook overnight when I realised what an exploding battery might do to my manhood. Australia Post has had a similar epiphany, albeit three years later, and are now refusing to ship anything with a lithium battery by air. More »