Australia Post customers will again shoulder price increases, despite the postal giant’s rising profits.
The postal service is lifting the cost of domestic parcels, prepaid express post envelopes and satchels
and some international letters, as well as mail redirection and holds.
From October 2, customers sending parcels within Australia will be slugged up to 35c more, depending on size.
Express post envelopes will rise from $6.10 to $6.40, while a single 500g satchel jumps from $10.85 to $11.35.
The cost of posting a letter to the US, Britain and Europe will increase 5c to $3. General mail redirection for three
months rises from $46.35 to $53.10.
The cost of stamps, posting Christmas cards within Australia and business mail will remain unchanged.
A spokeswoman said: “For most products, this is the first price increase in over 12 months.
“We recognise that pricing changes are not easy for our customers and we have worked hard to keep prices u
nchanged on a large number of popular products, including on our parcel post satchels and seasonal domestic
greeting card postage.”
The Australian
