new part-day public holidays into law - making it a national first. The same was achieved in the Northern Territory in 2015. New South Wales & Newcastle The SDA NSW and Newcastle branches launched the Take The Time campaign to protect retail closures on key public holidays, such as Christmas Day and Boxing Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Anzac Day. In 2015, the NSW government introduced changes to the Retail Trading Act to allow for a trial of retail trading on Boxing Day. As part of the Take The Time campaign, the SDA strongly opposed moves to permanently allow stores to open on Boxing Day - or any remaining trading-free days. Victoria In 2015, the SDA successfully campaigned for the creation of an Easter Sunday public holiday. In the same year, the Friday before AFL grand final day was also gazetted as a newly created public holiday. Following efforts by the SDA, Victoria increased its number of public holidays to 13 days per year - the highest number in the nation. Western Australia In 2017, the SDA Western Australian branch launched a campaign to have Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday legislated as formal public holidays. The campaign was launched amid criticism that WA only had 10 official public holidays a year - the lowest of any state or territory. Queensland In 2017, the SDA Queensland branch successfully campaigned for and won Easter Sunday as a legislated public holiday. It was the first new public holiday achieved in Queensland since Anzac Day in 1927. The Queensland branch continues to campaign for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve part-day public holidays. Industrial approach As a result of the SDA's coverage, the union claims it is moderate and responsible in its approach to industrial relations. Academics Robin A. Price, Janis Bailey and Amanda Pyman have argued that though "referred to pejoratively as a 'business union'", the union "has been remarkably successful as an organisation, as measured by a number of indicators, including growth and size, and pay increases relative to statutory minimum conditions". Research conducted by Ernst & Young has found that Australia ranks second (with Denmark ranked first) out of 12 countries when comparing the average monthly retail industry wage on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis. Criticisms In Hart v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd and Bi-Lo Pty Ltd [2016] FWCFB 2887 (31 May 2016), the Full Bench of the