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Post office overhaul could further shrink cash and payments capability

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16 Sep, 2026
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Warwick Ponder
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16 Sep, 2026
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Australia Post promises at least 4,000 retail outlets, but some already operate without cash and hundreds lack Bank@Post, raising questions about what cash and payment services will survive another looming round of network rationalisation.
Post office overhaul could further shrink cash and payments capability
Paul Graham and Senator Sarah Henderson. Background and images enhanced, arranged and generated by AI.

Australia Post promises at least 4,000 retail outlets, but some already operate without cash and hundreds lack Bank@Post, raising questions about what cash and payment services will survive another looming round of network rationalisation.

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