It’s official. Australians will only receive letters every second day.
New Prescribed Performance Standards for Australia Post come into effect on Monday, April 15.
It means you won’t be seeing your postie every day, unless you’re a compulsive online shopper.
Australia Post said it had conducted a trial of the new delivery model and it would now be rolled out gradually until the end of 2025.
Under the model, posties deliver priority mail, express letters and parcels every day, while standard letters and unaddressed mail will be delivered every second day.
Australia Post Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Paul Graham said the new regulations would allow Australia Post to focus on flexible and more reliable parcel deliveries, with enhanced tracking technology and more delivery options.
“Households now receive about two letters per week, and we expect this to halve in the next five years,” Mr Graham said.
“By contrast, Australians spend about $64 billion a year shopping online and want reliable parcel deliveries. Australia Post is the vital eCommerce link between those digital stores and the front door of millions of homes.”
Mr Graham said urgent mail, including Express Post, would still be delivered every business day.
“The regulations governing Australia Post had previously required us to focus on everyday letter delivery, even when there were no letters to deliver,” he said. “This has been contributing to significant financial losses for Australia Post.”
