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While the rest of Australia trudged back to work armed with leftover hot cross buns and existential dread, Tasmanians kicked back for Easter Tuesday—a public holiday that exists only on their delightfully rebellious island. Yes, while mainlanders stared blankly at spreadsheets and school runs, public servants in Hobart were enjoying sleep-ins, strolls, and smugness.

Easter Tuesday is the Beyoncé of obscure holidays: rare, glamorous, and exclusive to a privileged few. Technically, it’s a hangover from Tasmania’s public sector awards—translation: if you work in government, congratulations, you win Tuesday. Everyone else? Back to the grind, peasants. Cue the envy on social media as mainlanders discovered the day wasn't just a myth.

“Is this even real?” tweeted one confused Victorian, staring at their office calendar like it had betrayed them. The answer is yes, it’s real. Tasmania’s public servants are living your dream—on government time. Meanwhile, employers in the private sector were forced to clarify for the hundredth time that no, Easter Tuesday is not a thing unless you’ve got a Tassie postcode and a state-issued lanyard.

This annual divide between Tasmanian serenity and mainland chaos is now tradition—a low-key flex from the Apple Isle to the rest of us. So next time someone says Tasmania is behind the times, remind them they’re ahead of us on public holidays. And probably napping. Sources: ABC News Tasmania (23 Apr 2025), The Mercury (23 Apr 2025), 9News (23 Apr 2025)