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.

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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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