{
  "id": 6462985,
  "title": "Australia Post's surprise delivery fees 'killing' some small businesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/australia-posts-surprise-delivery-fees-killing-some-small-businesses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T18:59:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/small-businesses-hit-australia-post-underpaid-postage-fees/107093290"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Small businesses are being hit with \"underpaid postage fees\", but Australia Post says its size and weight scanners are \"highly accurate\" and will not disclose how often its technology is wrong, raising questions about the legality of its additional charges.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}