A customer collects a parcel at an Australia Post store in Melbourne on August 26, 2025 as Australia joined countries suspending some postal deliveries to the US, citing a "complex and rapidly evolving situation" with US President Donald Trump's looming tariffs. [AFP]
An approaching US deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to the world's biggest economy, with businesses halting shipments to American consumers and mulling price hikes.