'Devastated' Australia Post worker sacked after 44 years for threatening and swearing at female boss who questioned his overtime

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Bradley Burke was sacked after a confrontation with his facility manager at a Gold Coast delivery centre in Burleigh Heads.

Published: 19:48 GMT, 15 November 2026 | Updated: 19:48 GMT, 15 November 2026

An Australia Post employee who spent 44 years delivering mail has lost his unfair dismissal bid after the Fair Work Commission found he launched a misogynistic tirade at a female manager and threatened to 'take it outside'.

Bradley Burke was sacked in December 2025 after a confrontation with facility manager Helen Grossman at a Gold Coast delivery centre in Burleigh Heads.

The FWC heard Ms Grossman had started scrutinising Mr Burke's performance after he told her in October 2025 that he could 'only manage 60 parcels a day'.

A review of delivery data showed Mr Burke was regularly logging about an hour of overtime per shift despite handling low parcel volumes.

Ms Grossman later examined footage from his delivery route, which revealed gaps in delivery activity, repeated instances of him riding without a helmet and a 20-minute stop at Surfers Paradise, where he was seen sitting on a beachfront bench while on the clock, the commission was told.

Those concerns culminated in a heated confrontation just before Christmas, the commission heard.

According to an allegations letter issued by Australia Post, and seen by the FWC, Ms Grossman approached Mr Burke to discuss his workload and suggested he be temporarily removed from his run for assessment.

The Fair Work Commission heard manager Helen Grossman began scrutinising Bradley Burke's performance after he told her in October 2025 he could 'only manage 60 parcels a day'

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