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Video: The Australia Post logo sits at the top of a red screen. A blonde woman stands under the text, "eCommerce Jargon Busters: ATL."

Audio: Woman: ATL, my uncle did his ATL back in the '70s. He's never been the same since.

Video: The woman reads from a card that has an Australia Post logo on the back. Later, the text she's reading is typed onto a red background.

Audio: Woman: ATL (Authority To Leave) also known as Safe Drop. This is when a business doesn't require a signature on delivery. If the receiver isn't home, the driver leaves the delivery in a safe place on the property.

Video: The woman shrugs.

Audio: Woman: Sounds like a great option for busy people.

Video: Before a red background a microphone hovers over a stool. An Australia Post card lies on the stool. Text reads, “eCommerce Jargon Busters. [Jah-gawn bust-uhz] noun + plural noun.” The Australia Post logo appears just above the stool.

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Travel Hacking on a Budget
  • If you're having trouble managing1 your parcel or seeing it in your track list, 
  • it may be because the details (email address or mobile number) you 
  • provided when ordering your parcel didn’t match the details in your MyPost account.

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Parcels with unmatched details can still be tracked – simply add the tracking number to your track list in MyPost. However, you won’t be able to manage delivery options for these items, and the details we provide will be limited.[SA1] [YA2]

Can we also add that they will also only see limited information (e.g no sender/receiver details) on these parcels as it doesn't belong to them?

 

 [YA2]Yep, done!

 

 

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Ford: 100 Years in Australia

 

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Celebrating 100 years since the production of the first Ford car in Australia

 

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2 September 2025

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15 August 2025


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Overview: Background

The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903, in Detroit, Michigan. The following year it set up a factory directly across the Detroit River, in Ontario, Canada, to make and sell vehicles not only in Canada but across the British Empire. The first Ford cars to reach Australia came in kit form from Canada in 1909, and were assembled here.

In 1925 the Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (known as Ford Australia) was founded as a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, with headquarters in Geelong, Victoria. On 1 July, in an improvised factory in a converted wool store, the first Australian-built Ford vehicle was completed: a Model T. The company built a permanent Geelong factory that produced various models over the years, and in 1956 opened a second complex in Broadmeadows, which became its headquarters in 1961.

Ford manufacturing in Australia ended in 2016. Ford Australia continues to lead design and development of the Ranger utility and Everest SUV models, and imports vehicles for Australian buyers.

 

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Each stamp depicts a different Ford car, accurately rendered by Hughes Motorsport Art. Background and minisheet images were provided by Ford. The stamp pack includes black-and-white photographs of Ford’s Broadmeadows factory by German-born photographer Wolfgang Sievers, famous for his images of Australia’s post–World War II industrial boom (collection National Library of Australia). The minisheet shows a 1965 XP Falcon sedan.

$1.70                 Model T

The Model T Ford, launched in the USA in 1908, revolutionised motoring. The first car affordable enough to reach a mass market, it was tough, reliable and easy to maintain. Its low price was partly due to Henry Ford’s adoption of the moving assembly line. 

$1.70                 XP Falcon

The best-known Ford in Australia was the Falcon, with more than 3.5 million vehicles produced here between 1960 and 2016. Originally based on an American design, over the decades it was increasingly adapted to Australian conditions. The XP Falcon, praised for its strength, reliability and refined driving dynamics, was produced in 1965–66, and was the first Ford to win Australia’s Wheels magazine Car of the Year Award.

$1.70                 XA Falcon GT

The XA Falcon was the first fully locally designed Falcon when launched in 1972. With a powerful V8 engine and bold design, it became an Australian cultural icon.

$1.70                 FG XR8 Falcon

The FG XR8 Falcon was another powerful eight-cylinder car. Its successor, the FGX XR8, was the last locally manufactured V8 Ford car.