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Sky News host Andrew Bolt labels Australia Post suspension of deliveries to Israel a 'moral' reflection of federal government

Australia's government-owned postal service has refused to make deliveries to war-torn Israel contrary to other major international shipping providers, Sky News Australia can reveal.

Australia’s federal government-owned courier company has stopped making deliveries to Israel amidst the ongoing war in the Middle East, despite other international carriers running the service as per usual.

Sky News host Andrew Bolt revealed on Wednesday that while Australia Post had turned down shipping to the war-torn region citing “ongoing safety concerns” in October, major logistics provider Pack & Send had continued deliveries through the period of Israel’s armed conflict with Hamas.

Bolt said he was made aware of the issue by a teacher at a local school who went to an Australia Post office trying to send through several letters but was turned down by the mail provider.

He then checked with a Pack & Send outlet in Balmain if deliveries had been disrupted across companies, only to be advised “to send a letter to Tel Aviv, Israel, is acceptable”.

“Now, this is weird, because we checked. Pack & Send told us they could send things for us to Israel. DHL (its parent company) says no worries. Flights are still going in and out of Ben Gurion airport,” Bolt said.

“Australia Post says it can get mail to another war zone – to Ukraine. But not to Israel, Not to Israel.”

The Sky News host also argued the issue was not simply about logistics, but more about the Australian government’s “moral” approach to the war, as he equated cutting off shipping services to Israel to a “racist boycott” movement.