Bird attacks and jagged mailboxes: Australian posties dodge more than 200 hazards a day

Australia Post logged more than 81,000 hazards in the past year according to handheld digital tool used to warn other posties of potential dangers

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Aggressive dogs, swooping magpies and low-hanging branches are among the hundreds of hazards posties have to dodge in a day on the job.

More than 81,000 hazards were logged by posties in the past 12 months – that is more than 200 hazards a day, according to new data tracked by Australia Post’s digital hazard tool.

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