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Aussies miss out on an extra public holiday; Anzac Day falls on Saturday this year
The Daily Telegraph
January 16, 2009 03:31am
IT'S as traditional as two-up, but don't expect it this year.
Most of Australia will miss out on an extra public holiday for Anzac Day, which falls on a Saturday, with only Western Australia and the ACT to enjoy an additional day off.
The RSL yesterday spoke out against declaring the following Monday a public holiday.
"We don't support the need for an extra public holiday," RSL national president Bill Crews told The Daily Telegraph.
"There's no point served in it. We should commemorate Anzac Day on April 25 irrespective of the day of week."
Mr Crews said it was an excuse for "just another day off work".
Monday, April 27th, has been declared a public holiday in WA and the ACT only.
Veterans' Affairs Minister Alan Griffin said he fully supported the RSL's position. "Having April 25 as a public holiday means we can commemorate Anzac Day by attending a Dawn Service and watching the veterans march, and I hope all Australians do exactly that," he said.
This will be the last time the states and territories are out of kilter on Anzac Day.
A new national agreement, which takes effect from 2010, will harmonise substitute public holidays when Anzac Day falls on a Sunday, as it does in 2010, or on a public holiday, such as Easter Monday in 2011.
In 2010, all states and territories will have a public holiday on the Monday, and in 2011 the Easter holiday break will be extended to Tuesday, April 26. |
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