Postie may come every three days if letters keep dying

Patrick DurkinBOSS Deputy editor

Feb 28, 2025 – 4.55pm

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Australia Post has set a June 30 deadline for Macquarie Group, ING and HSBC to join a $120 million annual deal with the big four banks to provide banking services for customers in the bush.

Australia Post chief executive Paul Graham on Friday delivered a healthy $249.1 million profit for the first half of the financial year. The result was helped by record parcel deliveries in the lead-up to Christmas and by government changes to allow letter deliveries every second day.

Patrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership.