This year because April 25th falls on a Saturday the NSW government has decided to only make that Saturday a public holiday and not to give working people a weekday public holiday on the following Monday. The Greens are calling on the Premier Mike Baird to intervene and deliver working people that little bit of extra time with their families and friends to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Anzac Day.
“This government has all its priorities wrong, they have a weekday public holiday for the Queens’ Birthday but not to commemorate Anzac Day which many see as the birthplace of a uniquely Australian identity” Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson David Shoebridge commented “Of all the public holiday events in the NSW calendar only Anzac day doesn’t get the respect of having a weekday holiday.” Shoebridge added.