Every morning at around 7.30 a fleet of white vans stream into a nondescript warehouse in Fyshwick. An hour later, they stream back out into the crisp Canberra morning and disperse across the city with all those boxes containing gizmos big and small, books and cuddly toys and the rest of the paraphernalia which brighten December 25.
Behind the scenes at this time of year, Australia Post is working overtime to do the heavy-lifting Santa on a sleigh doesn't do.