Labor senator Matt Thistlethwaite told a conference of young party activists yesterday that scrapping the long weekend holiday at the beginning of June would be a symbolic step towards Australia becoming a republic.
He called for it to be replaced by holiday that recognised Australian values, news.com.au reported.
"While it was once a quaint notion to celebrate the birth of the monarch, to modern-day Australians it has no significance and is completely outdated," he said. Read More
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