Jasin wrote on Sep 16
th, 2022 at 10:28pm:
All Republicans should work the Public Holiday for the Queen.
Well, many of them will be. Thursday will be a normal trading day in Victoria,
similar to that of the other states. Retailers, cinemas, pharmacies, hotels and
restaurants will all be permitted to open.
Quote:Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who announced the one-off public holiday,
says the National Day of Mourning on Thursday 22 September, will allow
people to pay their respects to Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
This is
not a day of "mourning" for Elizabeth—it was tacked on to the holiday
Friday for the AFL finals holiday in Victoria in order for Albanese to support
the Andrews Labor government in the forthcoming state election.
The fact that the Queen's funeral is on the prior Monday gives the lie to the
public holiday's
real purpose. Realistically, it should've been on that Monday.