Queen's funeral day off

The Queen's state funeral will be held on Monday 19 September. The Queen, Britain's longest ever reigning monarch, died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her ...

A number of horse racing, golf, and boxing fixtures have also been called off. A period of national mourning is now in place and will last until the day of the state funeral, the government has announced. Heads of state from across the world will be invited to join members of the Royal Family to remember the life and service of the Queen.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says September 22 will be a holiday to coincide with a memorial service for the Queen.

"King Charles will need to forge his own path. "It will be a one-off national public holiday to allow people to pay their respects for the passing of Queen Elizabeth," Mr Albanese said. - The Prime Minister and Governor-General will travel to London for the Queen's funeral

Thursday 22 September to be a one-off national holiday and will coincide with a memorial ceremony in Canberra.

It was a good weekend from my point of view.” “She accepted the result. “For those who say ‘stay open’, remember that we need nurses, allied health, clerks, technicians, etc to run a clinic or operating list,” he tweeted. They have all agreed that it’s appropriate that it be a one-off national public holiday.” Australia’s parliament is currently suspended for two weeks to mark her passing, despite politicians in the UK only taking 10 days. “One of them in the event of the republic getting up, and one of them in the event of the republic going down and one if we had the improbable result of a mixed result and that is the majority of people voted for a republic but not a majority in a majority of states – because you need both to order our constitution.”

Australians will be given a public holiday on September 22 to mourn the death of the Queen, Prime Minister ...

The reason for the timing is the prime minister and the Governor-General fly out to London on Thursday and don't return until Wednesday, September. States and territories across Australia will swear in the newly proclaimed King Charles III this week, with a public ceremony to be held in Sydney Sunday afternoon. The public holiday will be a one-off for 2022 to allow Australians to pay their respects.

Watch live as Governor-General David Hurley proclaims King Charles as sovereign from 12pm. Australia will also mark the death of Queen Elizabeth with a ...

The other ministers attending on Sunday are: Finance Minister Katy Gallagher, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke, Health Minister Mark Butler, Government Services Minister Bill Shorten, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland, Resources Minister Madeleine King, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy, Aged Care Minister Anika Wells, Assistance Climate Change Minister Jenny McAllister, Assistant Health Minister Ged Kearney and the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman. It’s the sort of debate that never stops. “But that’s obviously a debate that will continue to be held. So, as part of our support for our Pacific Island neighbours, we’re offering that.” “For some of these states, it is difficult for them to get there. Albanese said his views on a republic were well known but added that “now is not the time” to start a new debate over the constitutional change when many Australians were grieving the loss of Queen Elizabeth and marking the accession to the throne of King Charles.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australians will get an on-off public holiday in honour of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

In addition to the National Day of Mourning, Australia will hold an additional memorial service on September 22. Flags have also been lowered to half-mast as a sign of mourning. The ceremony has been confirmed for September 19 and will take place at Westminster Abbey at 11am (8pm Monday AEST). The date will coincide with a national memorial that will take place in Canberra. They have all agreed that it’s appropriate that it be a one-off national public holiday.” On September 22 there will be a public holiday for the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty The Queen.— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP)