Couriers News
Amazon coming to Australia
Posted: May 15, 2017 at 11:13 pm
Amazon plans to be fully operational in Australia by the end of 2018. What will this mean for parcel delivery? Will Amazon turn to crowdsourced delivery options?
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POAAL National Office Christmas opening hours
Posted: December 20, 2016 at 8:54 pm
POAAL members will be able to contact the POAAL National Office during the Christmas/New Year period. The National Office will be closed on public holidays and weekends, but otherwise open as per usual.
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AFL 2016 Grand Final holiday
Posted: September 27, 2016 at 5:12 pm
The POAAL National Office will be closed on Friday 30 September for the “Friday before the AFL Grand Final” public holiday in Victoria.
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ACCC scams
Posted: July 14, 2016 at 7:03 pm
The ACCC is warning businesses to watch out for scam emails that claim to be from the ACCC but in fact contain links that can infect your computer with malware.
Kings Transport goes electric
Posted: June 25, 2016 at 12:16 am
Australian transport company Kings Transport has announced that it will order nine electric vehicles from SEA Automotive.
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DHL to offer delivery windows
Posted: May 13, 2016 at 11:08 pm
DHL customers in Germany will soon be able to nominate when they want their parcels delivered during the day and evening.
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Small business initiatives in the Federal Budget
Posted: May 11, 2016 at 8:55 pm
The Federal Government announced many small business initiatives in last week’s Federal Budget.
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AFL Grand Final public holiday
Posted: October 2, 2015 at 1:19 am
The POAAL National Office will be closed on Friday 2 October for the “Friday before the AFL Grand Final” public holiday in Victoria.
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Swiss Post to test drone delivery
Posted: July 8, 2015 at 7:55 pm
Swiss Post is testing delivery by drone. The autonomous drones being used in the trial have a range of over 10km.
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Electric vans in The Netherlands
Posted: June 19, 2015 at 10:28 pm
Express parcel delivery company TNT has introduced new electric vans to service Rotterdam and Amsterdam in The Netherlands.
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