00:03It's the most solemn of dates.
00:10It is probably the most important national day that we have.
00:15The Anzac Day public holiday is fixed to April 25th, but when that's on a weekend,
00:20there's been no extra day off in New South Wales until now.
00:24New South Wales has fewer public holidays than other states.
00:27With Anzac Day falling on Saturday this year, a public holiday will be held on Monday.
00:32Next year's commemorations will be on Sunday and the public holiday the day after.
00:37This is for two years. It's a trial to see how it goes.
00:40The idea has already been given the nod by patrons at this RSL club in Rose Bay in Sydney's east.
00:47Brilliant idea. I think the more public holidays there are, the better.
00:50Who doesn't want to have an extra day off?
00:52That definitely is fair for us to get another public holiday to align us with the other states.
00:56There are mixed views on the creation of an extra public holiday among veterans.
01:01The RSL says it surveyed its members and found there was about an even split of those for and against
01:07the proposal.
01:08The great concern was something would happen to the 25th.
01:13Nothing is going to happen to the 25th.
01:15The 25th will be the day all the commemorations will take place.
01:20It's one of the reasons why we're holding this public holiday after Anzac Day has taken place, not the Friday
01:26before.
01:26The Australian Retail Council says the sector is generally not supportive of additional public holidays,
01:32given the significant wage and operating cost pressures they place on businesses.
01:37The change means the state will have 12 public holidays this year, which is still fewer than South Australia's 15
01:43and Victoria's 14.
01:44A broader review next year will examine whether more should be added to the New South Wales calendar.
01:49The Arts Councilrian Re tal for New South Wales
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