Bobbi Lockyer says she sent the item express post with tracking as the national postal service says the search continues Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Just before Christmas, Aboriginal artist Bobbi Lockyer packed up a precious painting she had spent more than a hundred hours on and sent it to her client. What arrived at the other end was an empty package. Continue reading...
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WED · 2026-01-07 · 06:09 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0107-6130
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Australia Post apologises for losing Aboriginal artist’s painting worth $4,000
Australia Post has apologized to Aboriginal artist Bobbi Lockyer after a painting worth $4,000 went missing in transit. Lockyer sent the painting via express post with tracking to a client shortly before Christmas.
Tory ShepherdThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-01-07 · 06:09 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Australia Post has apologized to Aboriginal artist Bobbi Lockyer after a painting worth $4,000 went missing in transit. Lockyer sent the painting via express post with tracking to a client shortly before Christmas. However, the client received an empty package instead of the artwork, which took Lockyer over 100 hours to create. Australia Post is currently searching for the missing painting. The incident highlights concerns about the security of items shipped through the national postal service.
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What arrived at the other end was an empty package.
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Bobbi Lockyer packed up a precious painting she had spent more than a hundred hours on and sent it to her client.
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The national postal service says the search continues.
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Bobbi Lockyer says she sent the item express post with tracking.
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Australia Post apologises for losing Aboriginal artist’s painting worth $4,000.
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