A ‘great kid’ and a valuable team member, thanks to workplace inclusion

Australia Post is committed to workplace inclusion for Australians who live with disability. Michael and his dad, Greg, share their journey.

When Greg Richardson and his family moved from India to Australia, they hoped to secure a stable future. Australia Post is proud to have played a role in that future.

Greg has worked for more than 17 years in a busy mail sorting facility in Western Australia that handles around 100,000 parcels every day. Today, he is a supervisor at the facility.

Greg’s son Michael lives with disability including hearing loss, and when he was old enough to seek work Greg knew having his son work alongside him would be a fantastic opportunity, not only for Michael, but also for his team and the broader Australia Post business.

3000 suburbs later, Michael has