The Labour Party

Overview

On the first Monday in October, Queensland stops to honour ordinary working folks. Their labours earn everyone a day off and a long weekend — aka the best kind of reward for hard work done well. On the evening before this annual day off, the Flying Cock want to turn the occasion into a celebration. And, being the cheeky place that they are, they've come up with the perfect name for it.

Meet the Labour Party, and no, it's not the one that first springs to mind. Here, politics won't be anyone's topic of conversation. Instead, the policies include: free entry all night, letting everyone in and preferring that no one wears a white collar.

Of course, the event really is just an excuse for everyone to converge on the Brunswick Street bar, not that anyone needs one on the eve of a public holiday. DJs spinning on-theme tunes and the kitchen pumping out late-night food provide extra incentive, but we think the promise of fun and hijinks followed by a sleep-in the next day is the best encouragement.