Sendle closes $1.8 million funding deal
Australian door-to-door delivery start-up Sendle has closed an A$1.8 million funding round.
View ArticleAustralian courier Zoom2U set to expand network
Sydney-based same-day courier service provider Zoom2U plans to expand its Australian network.
View ArticleOfficeworks and Fastway team up to launch Mailman parcel service
Australian office products retailer Officeworks has entered the parcel delivery business with the launch of its new service, Mailman.
View ArticleFinal regulatory approval given for Japan Post to buy Toll Group
Toll Group said yesterday that it has now received all regulatory approvals needed for its takeover by Japan Post.
View ArticleAustralia Post to raise post office payments – if postal reforms go ahead
Hundreds of post offices across rural Australia could receive an increase in their minimum annual payments from this July, under plans unveiled today by Australia Post.
View ArticleToll Group shareholders vote in favour of takeover by Japan Post
Toll Holdings Ltd shareholders have voted in favour of Japan Post’s proposed takeover of the company.
View ArticleAUSVEG supports moves to have Australia Post pay more for biosecurity screening
National vegetable and potato grows association AUSVEG has welcomed measures introduced in the recent Federal Budget to have Australia Post play a more substantial role in paying for the screening of...
View ArticleJapan Post CEO announces new Toll Group board
Japan Post President & CEO Toru Takahashi has announced the formation of a new board that will provide governance to Toll under Japan Post.
View ArticleAfter Hours Delivery service launched in Melbourne
Start-up company After Hours Delivery has set up a parcel forwarding service in Melbourne.
View ArticleWoolworths and eBay to expand Click & Collect network
Australia’s largest domestic retailer Woolworths and eBay are to expand the click and collect network which they launched in February.
View ArticleSingPost buys 30% stake in Australia’s Hubbed
Singapore Post (SingPost) has bought a 30% stake in Hubbed, an Australian company which arranges parcel deliveries and returns using a national network of some 680 newsagents.
View ArticleAustralia Post set to cut jobs
Australia Post may cut around 1,900 jobs in the facing of a continuing decline in mail delivery volumes.
View ArticleSydney-based courier raises $850,000 to fund further expansion
Sydney-based same-day courier company Zoom2U has raised $850,000 in its latest round of funding.
View ArticleDHL Express rolling out new service in Australia
DHL Express Oceania is reportedly starting the rollout a new global delivery platform for online retailers and consumers in Australia.
View ArticleABC airs allegations that Australia Post contractors in Victoria are...
A news item included on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 7:30 Report yesterday (7 July) alleged that "there are claims some Australia Post contractors in Victoria are underpaying staff, not paying...
View ArticleToll Group and DP World in talks over Port Botany project
Toll Group and DP World Australia have agreed to progress plans that could see more freight delivered by rail into and out of Port Botany, Australia.
View ArticleAustralian Police arrest trio for “exploiting foreign students” as cheap...
The Australian Federal Police have arrested three men who allegedly ran two government-subsidised training colleges that hired out its foreign students to work as sub-contractors for Australia Post on...
View ArticleFacebook testing online marketplaces in Sydney and Auckland
Social media giant Facebook is running "test" online marketplaces in Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand.
View ArticleToll opens Fremantle facility
Toll Group has opened a new $20 million intermodal freight facility at the Port of Fremantle.
View ArticleSendle launches new dashboard
Australian delivery startup Sendle has launched a new dashboard which it claims will give small businesses an alternative to Australia Post’s eParcel.
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