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Controversy over NSW Anzac Day trading hours

You don’t make people more respectful by taking their rights away

16 July 2024

2:00 AM

16 July 2024

2:00 AM

The NSW government’s decision to extend retail trading hours restrictions past 1 pm until midnight on Anzac Day from 2025, but only for some retailers and not others, is as confused as it will be ineffective. NSW Premier Chris Minns has defined the objective of the policy ‘to make sure our veterans are recognised and free to take part in services throughout the day’.

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