Want Christmas packages to arrive in time? Here's when you'll need to post them

For those posting Christmas presents around the country or overseas, it can be a tense wait to see if they'll arrive in time. Australia Post has announced a schedule to follow that it says should mean packages arrive by 25 December . Sending via express post is quicker, though more expensive, and the dates provided are for people in metropolitan areas. People shipping from rural areas will likely need even more time for their packages to arrive and should get started even earlier.

Residents of WA will need to get them in by 15 December and NT Christmas shoppers will need to send by 14 December, but people in both can wait until 20 December if using express shipping. Many overseas destinations have a cut-off of 23 November for sending Christmas gifts on time, which Australia Post provides a comprehensive list of. China, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and most of Asia have a cut-off date of 30 November for standard shipping.

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