Thus spake the community: Don't make us spend Melbourne Cup with our families

Joshua said :

There is every need. It’s a punishment and ongoing reminder for the business community of the potential adverse results of supporting attacks on worker’s rights such as Howard’s Workchoices.

Like some sort of collective punishment? (I think it’s sad you feel this way btw)

Why not make it a whole week and send the economy to ruins.. that’ll teach ’em…

Steady Eddie said :

Why didn’t they just get rid of this unwanted holiday altogether? After all, it was brought in solely to counter Workchoices which abolished the union picnic day. Now that the picnic day has been restored (presumably) there is no need for another holiday.

There is every need. It’s a punishment and ongoing reminder for the business community of the potential adverse results of supporting attacks on worker’s rights such as Howard’s Workchoices.

I think it sounds great! A public holiday in the school holidays would work really well for a family and community day. The kids would love it, and it could be a lot of fun. I’m all for it!

Steady Eddie said :

Why didn’t they just get rid of this unwanted holiday altogether?

There is no such thing as an unwanted public holiday in my book!

trevar said :

I propose another public holiday: Hermits Day, which will be celebrated with the banning of going out in public or speaking to other people, and held in the middle of Winter when no one wants to go outside anyway.

How very Canberra.

Why didn’t they just get rid of this unwanted holiday altogether? After all, it was brought in solely to counter Workchoices which abolished the union picnic day. Now that the picnic day has been restored (presumably) there is no need for another holiday.

benoncehobbled said :

Absolutely stupid scheduling – two long weekends in a row is just ridiculous.

+1

I think we need this additional holiday in the public-holiday-drought season of July-August-September.

Seems a little unPC to have a family and community day: what about all the people who don’t like their family, and have been ostracised from the community?

I propose another public holiday: Hermits Day, which will be celebrated with the banning of going out in public or speaking to other people, and held in the middle of Winter when no one wants to go outside anyway.

This is good news; one less day of school holiday leave/care etc… that working parents have to worry about. I missed Melbourne Cup day at work too. All good.

Absolutely stupid scheduling – two long weekends in a row is just ridiculous.