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They deliver your mail, but Australia’s postal workers play a much bigger role in suburban life – ABC News
Far from simply delivering the mail, Australia’s posties are a fly on the wall of suburban life; a witness to the highs and lows of the human experience.
Joel Bull is a man by many names.
To some in north-east Melbourne, he’s a confidant; an unlikely source of comfort during their darkest days.
To others, he’s a friend; a familiar face in times marred by uncertainty.
But if you ask Joel? Well, he’s just a plain old postie.
The 40-year-old is one of thousands of postal delivery workers across the country, who play a unique and often unrecognised role within the communities they serve.
They are a fly on the wall of suburban life; a witness to the…
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