Public holidays and interest rates

20 September 2022

 

By guest contributor Ken Atchison, consultant, Atchison Consultants A national day of mourning for the death of Queen Elizabeth has been declared by the Australian Prime Minister after consultation with the Australian state premiers. Mourning for the death of the Australian head of state is most appropriate. However, the cost of the public holiday has been initially estimated by economist Stephen Koukoulas to be in the order of $1.5 billion....

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