Australia Post Christmas Closing Dates for 2024

Posting gifts to your loved ones this year?  Here are Australia Post's Christmas 2024 Closing Dates:

 

Christmas lodgement dates for most Australian states

We are recommending lodgement by the following dates for delivery by Christmas (*excludes items sent to and from Perth and Darwin):
  • Parcel Post: Friday 20 December**
  • Express Post: Monday 23 December
  • StarTrack Express: Friday 20 December
  • StarTrack Premium: Monday 23 December
* Items sent to and from Perth and Darwin with Parcel Post and Express Post need to be lodged by 13 December to be delivered by Christmas.
** For all items collected by one of our trucks or vans and taken directly to our processing facility. For Parcel Post items lodged over the counter, please lodge by 2:30pm on 20 December.
For more detailed state lane breakdowns (including Perth and Darwin) please visit the Australia Post and StarTrack websites.
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