In a stunning snub of the national holiday, Network Ten has told staff it will not recognise Australia Day with executives declaring January 26 is “not a day of celebration” in an internal note.
In the note to editorial and programming staff obtained by The Australian, the commercial network’s Chief Content Officer Beverley McGarvey said January 26 was “not a day for celebration” as the debate over the public holiday ramps up again.
The letter reinforced to staff they could refuse to celebrate the public holiday and instead show up for work. “Upon individual requests, all employees will have the option to work on January 26 and substitute the public holiday for another day in line with business requirements and approval from their manager.”
“For our First Nations people, we as an organisation acknowledge that January 26 is not a day of celebration. The decision directly affects two Melbourne local councils – the City of Yarra and Darebin City Council – after they were both stripped of their ability to hold citizenship ceremonies altogether in 2017.Shadow immigration minister Dan Tehan hit back at the government for “bowing to pressure from Labor-Greens dominated councils”.
“Now the message they are receive from the Albanese Government is that January 26 is no more special than any other day of that week.
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