Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

The Morrison government is helping Australia Post provide Australians with important services during—

An opposition senator interjecting—

To one of the consistent interjectors in the place: older Australians are Australians last time I looked. When we're assisting Australians, we're also assisting senior Australians by helping Australia Post to provide Australians with the important services they need during COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified a number of existing trends, with letter volumes declining and parcel volumes jumping. Parcel volumes were up by 64 per cent in April year on year, and letter volumes were down by 36 per cent year on year; 200,000 new households are shopping online. In response to Australia Post's request, the government has temporarily adjusted the elements of the Australian Postal Corporation (Performance Standards) Regulations 2019—