Don Randall (Canning, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

calls for the celebration of the Queen’s Birthday holiday, which is observed in the States and Territories of Australia on various days and dates, to be replaced by a truly national day and that this uniform national public holiday be observed on the first Tuesday in November each year;

(2)

calls for the Queens Birthday holiday to be observed in States and Territories in a form of their choice but not in the form of a public holiday; and

(3)

recognises that the Melbourne Cup has become a national event and is observed by the majority of Australians in some form and the fact that a large number of Australians take time during the day to observe and celebrate this event means it is highly appropriate that this annual event be made available to all Australians as it is observed in Melbourne.

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