Australia Post’s New Model Might Cost Jobs and Scale Back Services

People walk down Oxford street underneath a Darlinghurst post office sign on May 7, 2014 in Sydney, Australia.Don Arnold/Getty Images

A proposed shake-up of Australia Post deliveries will be opposed by Labor over fears the changes will cost jobs, cut wages and scale back services.

Labor’s communications spokeswoman Michelle Rowland fears the temporary regulations will be made permanent without proper consultation.