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Top Australia Destinations: Melbourne
Jan 25th
Satisfy your architectural and historical craving by taking a trip to Melbourne. It is filled with landmarks that date way back to the olden times. Now, a fusion of the past and present, Melbourne has a wide variety of gothic architecture and modern structures all in one place. Visit St. Paul’s Cathedral and get to see a part of catholic history. If you want inspiring, breath taking modern structures, visit the Melbourne museum which in itself is an architectural wonder. The Arts Centre Spire is also a structure to see. With its modern shell and perfect lighting, it seems to reach up to the heavens, literally.
Australian Public Holidays 2012 Calendar
Jul 23rd
List of Australian 2012 public holidays.
Most of public holidays in Australia are declared on a state and territory basis, except for some holidays which are observed in all states and territories, and are therefore de facto national holidays.
Usually, public and private workers are entitled to take off a public holiday with regular pay, while businesses that are normally open on a public holiday may require employees to work on the day. Traditionally, in this case, the workers were paid at a penalty rate – usually 1½ (known as “time and a half”) or 2 times (known as “double time”) the regular pay. In recent years this tradition has changed somewhat. Most of the entitlement to penalty rates of pay has been reduced or entirely eliminated in many work places. More >
