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Australia’s $63.6b shopping cart: Here’s how your generation spends money online
Australians are shopping more frequently but making smaller purchases, as cost-of-living pressures force consumers to balance their budgets.
- by Jessica Yun
Work begins on massive new Brisbane Airport development
The design of the Australia Post facility – the biggest industrial project on Brisbane Airport land – will be unveiled on Thursday.
- by Cameron Atfield
Bank branch closures roll on as cash usage declines
More than 1400 bank branches have closed in Australia since 2017. But there are key reasons why it’s important for banks to maintain their physical presence.
- by Millie Muroi
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Earnings season
More post offices in Sydney, Melbourne to shut amid $182m cost of snail mail
Our online shopping habit is keeping Australia Post alive, but more post offices are set to close, CEO Paul Graham said.
- by Jessica Yun
Meet the people who keep Sydney’s summer on track while you’re relaxing
Holidays may be coming, but for the Sydneysiders who keep our essential services running, it’s the busiest time of the year.
- by Andrew Taylor
Opinion
Disruption
Why even grandparents don’t care about the death of daily mail delivery
Australia Post has until now been an entity that time forgot, a legacy organisation with imposed letter delivery service obligations that most Australians don’t use.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Exclusive
Aviation
Coffins, rotting fruit stuck in tarmac tangle after Qantas IT meltdown
The airline’s freight division suffered a catastrophic system failure leaving human remains, spoiling food and live animals unable to be collected from airports.
- by Amelia McGuire and Patrick Hatch
Australia Post posts $200 million loss as snail mail declines
Australia Post is considering changes to the way it operates, including no longer delivering letters five days a week after it revealed a $200 million pre-tax loss for 2023.
- by Emma Koehn and James Massola
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World markets
Healthcare companies, wage data lift ASX after Wall Street gain
The Australian sharemarket climbed on the back of healthcare companies after a set of strong results from some of its biggest players and softer wage data.
- by Millie Muroi