So a shop opens on Easter

Shops across the country continue to flout Easter trading laws, with more found to be in breach of the act this year than the previous two. A Department of Labour spokeswoman said inspectors visited 38 shops on Good Friday and 26 shops today, with 22 found to be open on Friday and 19 today. The 41 shop total was slightly higher than last year, where 39 shops were found in breach of the act, and 2010 when 38 shops were nabbed. The Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal Act 1990 specifies most shops must close on Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and until 1pm on Anzac Day. That is a stupid law which, for the most part, is only there to force observances of religious holidays on everyone. Some countries still require shops to close every Sunday because the respective legislation was written by a bunch of religious freaks hell-bent on imposing their stupid views on the entire populace. Requiring businesses to close on certain days is also a gross breach of civil liberties and something needs to be done about it.