We need more public holidays in NSW… Victoria gets 2 for something ridiculous, once for a horse race and one for a sports final. I bet we have some more noble causes to add 2 or 3 more a year? Particularly in june to october… winters are so miserable.
Perhaps a cultural diversity date? Considering most our public holidays are Christian related, which a large portion of the population no longer share (atheists, hindu, muslims, jews, etc.). One to recognise aboriginal heritage? Birth of a significant historical figure?
nathangr88 on
Ages ago I saw someone’s Facebook status saying “public holidays remind us we are a society, not merely an economy” and it lived in my head rent free since
davo52 on
Sounds a little bit like “Let them eat cake”
Electronic_Syrup3120 on
Undoing Nick Greiner’s great legacy .
Tengasaurus on
What has been said cannot be unsaid. Gotta follow through with it Chris.
ConanTheAquarian on
That would make the year 2038 fun when Easter is on 25 April.
Lionness4 on
How about the day after state of origin final? It’s always kinda late for a weeknight in the pub 😅
BusyIntroduction16 on
PLEASE, WE NEED MORE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
Meng_Fei on
About time. NSW is incredibly stingy when it comes to public holidays.
Minute-Bag-2572 on
I’m all for a public holiday don’t get me wrong but the days about remembering the anzacs not about getting the day off work.
juicyman69 on
Under consideration?
I’ve always assumed Monday is a public holiday when the actual date falls on Saturday or Sunday.
JK_ on
I’m all for it. Can we also get another one to break up the doldrums between June and October?
DropBearsAreReal12 on
This isn’t a ‘new’ public holiday, they’re just restoring what we used to have. I don’t remember exactly when the change happened (wasn’t that long ago in the scheme of things) but we used to get a long weekend when ANZAC day fell on a weekend, they took it away.
No_Mercy_4_Potatoes on
What do you mean under consideration? Isn’t that how it always has been?
snorkellingfish on
Even if the argument is that ANZAC Day is a commemorative day rather than a celebration…
If you spend the weekend ANZAC Day doing commemorative things and not going to the supermarket because the supermarkets are closed, it makes sense to get an extra day to do the weekend day stuff you missed out on.
Like grocery shopping. Because commemoration is all very well, but people still need groceries.
palsonic2 on
im confused…. i thought that if a public holiday fell on a weekend then it would move to a weekday anyway?
also i only read the title. i cant access the actual article for some reason
gavinph on
Toss ’em a day off, that’ll shut them up about losing their protest rights.
BarryCheckTheFuseBox on
He’s got my vote (not really, I live in a different electorate)
Willing_Television77 on
I’m calling on everyone to chuck a sickie
aamslfc on
It’s about time a NSW Premier fixed this bullshit discrepancy.
We already get dudded in NSW with the fewest public holidays of anyone, and it’s always been odd that we lose Anzac Day when it’s on a weekend whilst almost everyone else gets the Monday off in lieu.
While he’s at it, a couple more here and there wouldn’t be frowned upon either.
f1manoz on
I’ll be working even if the Monday is a public holiday. Extra money for me!
Darth_Krise on
I never understood why this isn’t the norm?
DropEight on
Can’t dangle this carrot and yank it away, we’ll start a bloody riot.
aliksong on
About time this was implemented.
NSW already has the fewest public holidays in Australia, and life is grim enough here so any time off is appreciated.
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We need more public holidays in NSW… Victoria gets 2 for something ridiculous, once for a horse race and one for a sports final. I bet we have some more noble causes to add 2 or 3 more a year? Particularly in june to october… winters are so miserable.
Perhaps a cultural diversity date? Considering most our public holidays are Christian related, which a large portion of the population no longer share (atheists, hindu, muslims, jews, etc.). One to recognise aboriginal heritage? Birth of a significant historical figure?
Ages ago I saw someone’s Facebook status saying “public holidays remind us we are a society, not merely an economy” and it lived in my head rent free since
Sounds a little bit like “Let them eat cake”
Undoing Nick Greiner’s great legacy .
What has been said cannot be unsaid. Gotta follow through with it Chris.
That would make the year 2038 fun when Easter is on 25 April.
How about the day after state of origin final? It’s always kinda late for a weeknight in the pub 😅
PLEASE, WE NEED MORE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
About time. NSW is incredibly stingy when it comes to public holidays.
I’m all for a public holiday don’t get me wrong but the days about remembering the anzacs not about getting the day off work.
Under consideration?
I’ve always assumed Monday is a public holiday when the actual date falls on Saturday or Sunday.
I’m all for it. Can we also get another one to break up the doldrums between June and October?
This isn’t a ‘new’ public holiday, they’re just restoring what we used to have. I don’t remember exactly when the change happened (wasn’t that long ago in the scheme of things) but we used to get a long weekend when ANZAC day fell on a weekend, they took it away.
What do you mean under consideration? Isn’t that how it always has been?
Even if the argument is that ANZAC Day is a commemorative day rather than a celebration…
If you spend the weekend ANZAC Day doing commemorative things and not going to the supermarket because the supermarkets are closed, it makes sense to get an extra day to do the weekend day stuff you missed out on.
Like grocery shopping. Because commemoration is all very well, but people still need groceries.
im confused…. i thought that if a public holiday fell on a weekend then it would move to a weekday anyway?
also i only read the title. i cant access the actual article for some reason
Toss ’em a day off, that’ll shut them up about losing their protest rights.
He’s got my vote (not really, I live in a different electorate)
I’m calling on everyone to chuck a sickie
It’s about time a NSW Premier fixed this bullshit discrepancy.
We already get dudded in NSW with the fewest public holidays of anyone, and it’s always been odd that we lose Anzac Day when it’s on a weekend whilst almost everyone else gets the Monday off in lieu.
While he’s at it, a couple more here and there wouldn’t be frowned upon either.
I’ll be working even if the Monday is a public holiday. Extra money for me!
I never understood why this isn’t the norm?
Can’t dangle this carrot and yank it away, we’ll start a bloody riot.
About time this was implemented.
NSW already has the fewest public holidays in Australia, and life is grim enough here so any time off is appreciated.
Hope Chris can get this throughÂ