Are holidays losing their meaning?
It wasn't heresy, and there was surely no malice intended. But the announcement that two local churches were engaged in delivering what they called “drive thru ashes” last week was definitely in bad taste and demeaned the spirit of the day known as Ash …
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Jobs lost after the holidays skew January data
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Wall Street stocks moved mostly higher Friday after the January US employment report showed strong job and wage gains. Photo: Getty Images …
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Schools to change term dates to allow families to take cheaper holidays
Holidays are around 40 per cent more expensive during school holidays, and headteachers previously had the power to allow up to 10 days of term-time holiday. But a change to that rule in September 2013 resulted in a number of high-profile cases of …
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Canberrans cut their holidays short, as overseas travel drops sharply
When it comes to holidays, the ACT travels differently to the rest of Australia – we like America, the rest prefer Bali – but now there's one thing we all have in common. We're going on holidays less than we used to. Canberrans have slashed their …
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