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Public Holiday Sparks Farcical Scenes
May 3rd, 2017 at 8:34am
 
Labour Day crowds jam only Woolworths open in Brisbane
May 2, 2017


RETAILERS have called on the State Government to urgently pass legislation allowing major stores to open on Labour Day to stop the farcical scenes seen at a Brisbane supermarket yesterday. 

With most supermarkets forced to close for yesterday’s Labour Day holiday, shoppers flocked to the Brisbane Airport DFO, where the state’s only 24-hour Woolworths was able to open, creating massive queues that snaked around the shop.

Frustrated shopper Ashah Miller from Hamilton said: “I understand the unions and why they do it, but everybody else shouldn’t have to (have the day off).

“A lot of people were putting stuff back because they didn’t want to wait in line.”

Legislation is before State Parliament to liberalise trading hours across the state, but currently supermarkets, department stores, wholesalers and car and caravan dealerships must close on Labour Day as well as Good Friday, Anzac Day and Christmas Day.


Not browsing, lining up... the queue stretches up and down aisles at Woolworths DFO Brisbane yesterday.

National Retail Association chief executive Dominique Lamb said the state’s economy was based on tourism and would benefit from an attitude that catered to people who wanted to shop.

“It’s our view that Labour Day should be a trading day and retailers should be able to meet the needs of customers,” she said.

“There is demand and retailers should be given the right to trade.”

Opposition industrial relations spokesman Jarrod Bleijie said the Government had botched the trading hours reforms.

“Trading hours in Queensland are in a complete mess at the moment,” he said.

Under current legislation, most other shops were able to trade yesterday but many chose to shut their doors.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland senior policy adviser Catherine Pham said the main issue for these businesses was that they could not turn a profit. “Having to close your doors and restrict trading or choosing to close because being open is not feasible, especially with penalty rates, is certainly detrimental to business,” she said
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Reply #1 - May 3rd, 2017 at 9:40am
 
I thought Tasmania was the most backward state!

No its Queensland Aye!  Grin
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Reply #2 - May 3rd, 2017 at 9:44am
 
Redmond Neck wrote on May 3rd, 2017 at 9:40am:
I thought Tasmania was the most backward state!

No its Queensland Aye!  Grin


Steady on.

Tasmania is years ahead of QLD.

So, you guys all had a public holiday yesterday?

Nothing here in the west   Cry
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Reply #3 - May 3rd, 2017 at 9:58am
 
Ah Queensland, Monday one day...Tuesday the next...
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Reply #4 - May 3rd, 2017 at 10:03am
 
whiteknight wrote on May 3rd, 2017 at 8:34am:
RETAILERS have called on the State Government to urgently pass legislation allowing major stores to open on Labour Day to stop the farcical scenes seen at a Brisbane supermarket yesterday.



are these the same retailers that are going to later cry they can't afford to open on public holidays because of penalty rates?

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Reply #5 - May 18th, 2017 at 9:15pm
 
And the Government's reason for preventing a store from engaging in trading and commerce....

... to placate the Labour Unions.

So much for democracy.
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