NSW Loses Public Holidays

It's only just come to my attention that New South Wales in Australia (where I reside) will likely be losing two public holidays this year.

• ANZAC Day (25th April 2009) - falling this year on a Saturday.
• Boxing Day (26th December 2009) - also falling on a Saturday.

As I crawl around online forums, reading peoples opinions, and seeing the email petitions, I can't help feel a nasty taste in the back of my throat. There is a real sense that we deserve these public holidays. On one side I love public holidays, as do most Australians, and while I stand undecided on Boxing Day, I have to highlight that ANZAC Day has nothing to do with having a day off. Technically ANZAC Day is still a public holiday, but it falls on a Saturday, as it should this year. The day is marked as a public holiday, which allows anyone who works on the 25th April, whether it be a week day or a Saturday, to remember and honor the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

The solidiers who fought at Gallipoli gave there lives for all Australians. They put their lives on the line, and you Australian's are bitching about working one extra day this year? Just because ANZAC Day doesn't fall on a day you work?!