Western Australia is slated to introduce two new public holidays from 2028, alongside a significant reshuffling of existing public holiday dates.

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Daniel Pastorelli, a Member of the Legislative Assembly, informed Perth Today host Simon Beaumont that these changes aim to achieve greater fairness and align Western Australia’s public holiday schedule with other states.

“There is frustration when WA is open for business and the rest of the country is not,” he said.

Simon then sought insight from Tony Romano of NAI Harcourts regarding the implications for small businesses.

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Romano stated that these changes are poised to significantly impact the hospitality sector and small businesses in particular.

“I would have thought at the moment strategies would be on how to improve productivity and how to assist small business rather than pass on the burden of penalty rates, disruption to their business,” he said.

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