Christine Holgate threatened to call police unless the City of Melbourne delivered One Nation-branded stubby holders to every apartment in a locked-down public housing tower.
Australia Post chief executive Christine Holgate threatened to call police unless the City of Melbourne delivered more than 100 of Pauline Hanson's One Nation-branded stubby holders to every apartment in a locked-down suburban public housing tower in July.labelled residents of the Melbourne towers"drug addicts" and"alcoholics"
Officials overseeing distribution of food, medical supplies and mail at Canning Street, North Melbourne opened one parcel addressed "to the householder" of an unoccupied flat and decided against distributing the stubby holders.
"If it is correct that the parcels have not been distributed as addressed, this is of very serious concern," the email dated Saturday, July 11, reads. Ms Holgate and several senior Australia Post managers were copied in to the written warning, sent from Mr Macdonald to council chief executive Justin Hanney.
"The City of Melbourne consulted with Australia Post and also sought advice from the Federal Police about whether the delivery breached the Commonwealth Criminal Code," Mr Hanney said.In a statement on Tuesday night, an Australia Post spokesman said it took its obligation to deliver mail as addressed "seriously" and "given the unique nature of the circumstances" delivered all mail to authorised officers at the site control centre.
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