Ten legends of Australian music have been honoured as recipients of the 2013 Australia Post Legends award. This year’s Australia Post Australian Legends are Cold Chisel, Men At Work, INXS, The Seekers and AC/DC; individual artists Kylie Minogue, John Farnham AO, Olivia Newton-John AO and Paul Kelly; and the one and only Ian “Molly” Meldrum.…
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Australia Post releases Ricky Pointing souvenir stamp pack
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To celebrate the outstanding sporting career of former Australian Test Captain Ricky Ponting Australia post has released a special souvenir stamp pack. After 168 Tests and 375 ODIs, Ponting is Australia’s leading run-scorer in Test and ODI cricket, and is one of only three players in history to have scored 13,000 Test runs. “Australia Post…
Australia Post opens 24/7 superstore
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Australia Post has recently opened a 24/7 flagship superstore in the heart of Canberra. “With Christmas around the corner, it’s a perfect time to give our Canberra customers the opportunity to collect and post parcels and access self-service facilities at a time that suits them – on the way to work, on the way home…
Christmas Stamps Released
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To the start of the festive season, which as we all know seems to start earlier every year Australia Post has released this year’s Christmas stamps featuring symbols of popular Christmas carols and the traditional nativity scene. “Even with new digital forms of communications, Australians still enjoy sending their Christmas greetings through the post,” Australia…
Digital Mailbox Launched
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Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy today the Australia Post Digital Mailbox. “For over 200 years, Australia Post has connected Australians with each other and the rest of the world through letters. They are now embracing the digital world, realising that 21st century technology provides them with exciting opportunities,” Senator…
Holiday road trip stamp issue
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The holiday road trip is being celebrated in a new stamp release by Australia post. The new stamps will be released on 18 September 2012. “The excitement and fun of travelling to favourite destinations has been the inspiration for this stamp issue. We trust the delightful stamp illustrations will appeal to collectors and general mail-users…
Second stamp release for Australasian Antarctic Expedition centenary
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Australia Post has recently released the second stamp issue in a four-year program celebrating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE). Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt commented that stamps associated with the AAE series will be issued every year until 2014. The AAE left Hobart in December 1911 under the command of Douglas…
Sixth Australian Gold Medallist stamp released August 10
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After her gold winning performance in the women’s cycle sprint Anna Meares joins Tom Slingsby, Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Melanie Schlanger as the sixth Australian athlete from the 2012 Olympic Games to have their image featured on a stamp through the Australian Gold Medallists stamp program. Stamps featuring Anna Meares will be…
Another Scam to be on the lookout for
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There is another mail scam to be on the lookout for. Australia Post is alerting customers to a scam letter from a sender called “Sullivan Pierce Levin” which tells customers they have won a cash award which can be collected by calling a phone number and entering a PIN number. Australia post recommends that you…
Australia Post Team of Champions Squad Named
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In the lead up to up AFL’s Multicultural Round (round 14) the AFL announced that the Australia Post Team of Champions squad has been named. “We’re very proud of the opportunity to celebrate the roles of multicultural AFL players in helping to support diversity in the game and encourage new communities to come together in…