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WA could soon get two extra public holidays
West Australians could soon get two extra days off every year with the state government looking to overhaul the public holiday calendar, but businesses are already pushing back against the proposal.
WA currently has 11 public holidays a year, among the lowest in the nation.
The state government is considering adding two more to bring the state into line with Victoria and the territories.
One would be officially recognising Easter Saturday as a holiday, the other would be a new day off in September.
Other proposed changes to the calendar includ moving WA Day, held in June, away from winter, and aligning existing public holidays with the rest of the country.
While unions support the additional days off, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it will cost small business.
Consultation on the dates is open for the next four weeks.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to China continues, as he faces continued pressure over the future of AUKUS, and declines to reveal if Australia would fight in any potential future conflict between the US and China over Taiwan
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal has distanced herself from donations by her husband's family trust to the controversial conservative lobby group Advance Australia.
Overseas, Ukrainian security agents have killed a group of Russian spies near Kyiv in another escalation of the secret war between the two countries.
And in the US, President Donald Trump is feuding with Rosie O'Donnell once again, reigniting their long-standing war of words as the comedian likens Trump to a malign king with a 'tangerine spray tan'.
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