A CAMPAIGN is under way to get Australian businesses to return to free paper billing.

Keep Me Posted (KMP) advocates every Australians’ right to choose, free of charge, how they receive important financial information. It is supported by unions, Australia Post and the print industry.

Despite federal and state governments’ plans to get older people “tech savvy” a high percentage of seniors are not digitally connected. The most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows only half of Australians over 65 are regular internet users – a figure which further declines with age.