Postal and Delivery Services

Harry Russell didn't have an air-conditioned cockpit and he had to shoo goats from outback runways but that didn't stop him loving a year of delivering the post to remote parts of Australia.

The South Australian town of Kingston on Murray is the latest rural community to take drastic measures to maintain a local base for its postal service.

Ashlee Gray never thought she'd run a post office at age 27, but her decision to buy one with her family has saved her community from losing its local store.

Two brothers are facing the prospect of jail and deportation from Australia, over their involvement in a counterfeit stamp scam led by their older brother, a court hears.

Jordan Griffin's job takes him to some of the most remote parts of the country, delivering mail to Aboriginal communities and outback cattle stations.

Mail posted in November finally arrives in a rural Queensland town that was isolated by flooding, with local leaders calling for urgent road upgrades and Australia Post to improve its services.

Chief executive Paul Graham delivered a frank assessment of the organisation's grim financial situation, with the company expected to post a financial loss this year. 

Fed up with having to travel 40 minutes to pick up their mail, residents of Dalgety in New South Wales have decided to reopen their post office with volunteers.

Collinsville residents have been without mail since Tuesday after their local postman was attacked by a dog and taken to hospital.

Mail and parcel deliveries resume today to hundreds of Alice Springs homes, almost a fortnight after Australia Post suspended its service following allegedly violent attacks against a veteran postie.

A series of alleged attacks against a veteran Alice Springs postie has prompted a letter telling some residents their mail will stay at the post office for collection.

Australia Post's weekday letter-delivery obligations are "no longer financially sustainable" and need to be reviewed, according to a new consultation paper released as part of a federal government review of the postal service.

An arrest has been made as police allege a group of people disguised as Australia Post workers broke into a mail centre and stole parcels and a car.

Landholders in central west NSW are calling for work to improve a section of the Perth to Sydney railway line.

A poorly worded post office sign stating the store "can not take Indian photos" has met a fierce backlash online, as Australia Post apologises and promises a full investigation.

It was meant to take a little over a week in the post, but three-year-old Beau's fruitcake ended up going on a month-long tour of eastern Australia.

A rise in dog attacks on posties and delivery drivers prompts Australia Post to plead with owners to secure their pets.