NSW has announced big changes to trading and events held on Anzac Day from 2025. Retail trade and music festivals on Anzac Day will be banned in the state to curb "creeping commercialism" according to Premier Chris Minns. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.
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00:00New South Wales has announced big changes to trading and events held on Anzac Day from 2025.
00:06Retail trade and music festivals on Anzac Day will be banned in the state to curb
00:11creeping commercialism, according to Premier Chris Minns.
00:14We believe it's crucially important in ensuring that we commemorate our diggers
00:18and use Anzac Day in particular as an opportunity to respect those that have served their country.
00:24Retail trading will be prohibited from 1pm to midnight,
00:28with exemptions for small businesses and some non-retailers.
00:32This includes establishments like markets, cafes, chemists,
00:36news agencies, takeaway restaurants and pubs and clubs.
00:40To extend that I think puts greater burden on New South Wales residents
00:45in terms of trying to manage their life.
00:48A national poll by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association
00:52revealed only 17% of people shopped on Anzac Day,
00:56with most supporting the decision to close shops.