Reading the news today I realised I had to be an Australian when i read this:

“Prime Minister John Howard has urged employers to show flexibility if their workers are bleary eyed after watching the must-win deciding Ashes cricket Test against England.”

I’m not sure how many other countrys’ leaders would tell bosses its alright if the workers are tired from having stayed up all night Watching sport on tv but its something us Australians take pride in.

In casts my mind back to 1983 on the morning Australia won the America’s Cup and the country embarked on a spontaneous celebration with then Prime Minister Bob Hawke when asked about workers celebrating too hard and not going to work remarked “Anybody who sacks someone today is a bum.”