FINANCIAL services giant KPMG is opening for business on Australia Day, saying staff can take another leave day if they choose.
Meanwhile, competitors PwC and Deloitte have similar floating public holiday policies, however, have not been actively signalling the replacement of Australia’s national day.
- Queen’s Birthday also singled out as exchangeable by KPMG.
- ‘Education sessions’ to be given to staff to build awareness.
- Morrison government pushes back saying Jan 26 should be inclusive.
According to reports in The Australian newspaper, the heavily politicised KPMG plans to keep its doors open for indigenous and non-indigenous staff who prefer not to celebrate January 26.
The announcement came from KPMG’s national chairwoman Alison Kitchen as she launched the firm’s Reconciliation Action Plan to its almost 10,000 staff.
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Other heavily Left-leaning firms including Environmental Justice Australia and Victoria’s Responsible Gambling Foundation are believed to be considering the move as well.
Ms Kitchen said she expected “a lot” of indigenous staff to attend the office on Australia Day.
“We haven’t taken an active position on Australia Day; we think we’re on journey,” she said.
She also targeted the Queen’s Birthday, saying “people may wish to work on that day and instead take a floating public holiday on a day of significant celebration for them”.
“The firm’s policy allows staff to celebrate cultural or religious days more relevant to their beliefs and traditions,” she said.
KPMG will run “education sessions” in the lead-up – to build awareness – and host a morning tea for those who work on Australia Day.
The Morrison government, however, has ruled out any official change to Australia Day.
“Australia Day is our national day and is rightly recognised by the Australian Public Service,” Federal Public Service Minister Ben Morton said.
“No other arrangements will be entered into.
“Celebrating Australia on January 26 should bring us together as a nation – one and free, as our anthem has it.
“It shouldn’t be divisive, but inclusive,” he said.PC
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Fuellmich and Oehler both describe a series of puppets that the WEF has trained to help carry out these missions under the WEF “Young Global Leader” program, which started in 1993. Such people have gone on to become Presidents, Prime Ministers, and CEOs. These include some of the key players in this pandemic and vaccination effort:
Microsoft founder Bill Gates (1993)
California Governor Gavin Newsom (selected in 2005)
Pete Buttigieg (selected in 2019, candidate for US President in 2020, US secretary of transportation since 2021)
Stéphane Bancel (Moderna CEO; selected in 2009)
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg (2009)
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (2007)
Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page (2002/2005)
Covid Twitter personality Eric Feigl-Ding (a ‘WEF Global Shaper‘ since 2013)
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (since 2017, selected in 2014)
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt (selected in 2003; former WEF strategy director)
Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (selected in 2001; former managing director of Reuters)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a WEF participant but is not a confirmed Young Global Leader
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (selected in 1993, 12 years before becoming Chancellor)
Current German Health Minister Jens Spahn and former Health Ministers Philipp Roesler and Daniel Bahr
EU Commission Presidents Jose Manuel Barroso (2004-2014, selected in 1993) and Jean-Claude Juncker (2014-2019, selected in 1995)
French President Emanuel Macron (since 2017, selected in 2016),
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2007-2012, selected in 1993),
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (2014-2016, selected in 2012),
Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar (1996-2004, selected in 1993)
Dr. Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation
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Well said Morrie. Noel Jones certainly needs straightening out.
You colonial suck-holes want to hide behind another country’s queen, and another country’s flag, and celebrate the arrival of another country’s navy.
But the best bit?
You think it makes you ‘proud’ Australians. You are you are no able to sniff your own hypocrisy.
What a joke.
Noel (aka Mr FitzSimmons), you are so full of hatred you’ve become repulsive to most decent people.
Anyone sitting on the fence could never side with your ugly aggression and abuse.
You are the very reason why most people don’t want what you offer.
I back Australia.
I want an Australian to be our head of state.
I want Australia Day to celebrate a Australian achievement, not the arrival of another country’s navy
I want an Australian flag without the brand stamp of another country’s empire.
If that offends you, so be it.
What a load of crock.
You have no idea what you want. This is plainly obvious from your continued rants.
You appear to want revolution, wherever that may lead.
You are obviously without kids – but if, by chance, you are a father, then your madness is even more disgraceful.
This is the first shot of usual balderdash over the bow of Australia Day.
If those that think it is wrong to celebrate the arrival of the English fleet that changed the life of the indigenous, then they could celebrate for a week leading up to Australia Day with Stone-age Week by simply turning off their electricity, water and sewerage. Then by Australia Day they will be only too happy to join in the celebration of the wonderful achievements of the “Invaders”.
It’s bad enough that we still hide behind another country flag and another country’s queen.
But we double down on our colonial grovelling by celebrating the arrival of another country’s navy as our national day. It is pathetic.
No other nation on earth does similar.
Is that really the best we’ve got?
“It’s bad enough that we still hide behind another country flag and another country’s queen.”
LOL; I just think that it’s really pathetic that you still hide behind Malcolm Turnbull’s skirt.
“No other nation on earth does similar [sic]”.
I see that you’re still really struggling to master the English language – perhaps the cost of remedial classes is beyond your reach.
“Is that really the best we’ve got?”
If your misperception of our history causes you such a degree of angst, you’d be well-advised to seek professional help. If your condition proves to be intractable, which I suspect it will, you should move overseas, where you can find a new audience to bore (I can assure you that you won’t be missed here).
Britain invaded/ colonised hundreds of countries.
But none celebrate the British arrival as their national day, except Australia.
Our shameless colonial grovelling is not normal.
“[…] we think we’re on journey […]”
Yes sweetheart, you certainly are on a journey – that broad road on which you’re travelling leads directly to the Lake of Fire. Won’t arriving there be a nice surprise?
(I very much doubt that Kitchen will be able to stand the heat).