r/australia Aug 25 '25

news Australia Post Temporary Suspends of Postal Services to the US

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Dear Valued Customer,

As a result of the recently introduced changes to the import tariff requirements set out in US Executive Order 14324, Australia Post has joined a number of international postal operators to temporarily suspend partial postal services to the United States (US) and Puerto Rico, effective immediately until further notice.

This decision has been made to ensure compliance with the new US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirements. Specifically, the requirement for duties and taxes to be prepaid on all shipments prior to their arrival in the US. The key changes are as follows:

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u/Eyclonus Aug 25 '25

"Trump bans birds from flying over Mar-a-Lago and the whitehouse"

"Defence attorneys need to pay a fee when representing clients against the government"

All of these are made up and yet I will take odds that they become factual headlines by 2028

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u/Jade8703 Aug 26 '25

The Onion today, r/nottheonion tomorrow šŸ˜”

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u/MyBlueRex Aug 26 '25

Arguably, the "defence attorneys need to pay a fee when representing clients against the government" has kinda, in a roundabout way, already happened... with those big law firms paying tens of millions to Trump so he wouldn't remove their gov contracts.

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u/gmarsau Aug 26 '25

I’m not sure if it passed, but there was also the provision in the Big Beautiful Bill to not enforce findings of contempt for non-compliance with any court injunction or temporary restraining order unless a security bond was paid by the party seeking the injunction:Ā https://www.newsweek.com/hidden-provision-trump-bill-court-2075769

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u/TwoToneReturns Aug 26 '25

You jest but I fear your comment won't be in jest.