Australia Post workers are injured at least five times a week on public roads

As more parcels need to be delivered, so too is the need for increased safety on the road, as rates of accidents involving posties skyrocket.

In an alarming report, Australia Post delivery workers have been, on average, injured five times a week by third-party traffic accidents.

In the 2024-25 financial year, 280 posties were involved in accidents as a result of a third party, leading to lacerations, concussions, broken limbs, and serious trauma.

Several of these incidents resulted in employees needing to take time off work, hospital treatment, and continue to deal with ongoing psychological trauma, the postal service said.

Australia Post General Manager of Safety Russell Munro said these troubling statistics underscore the need for safer conduct and increased vigilance on the shared r