In addition to the holidays listed in the table below, Remembrance Day is also observed on November 11, but it is not a public holiday. Depending on the state, holidays falling on a Saturday or Sunday may be moved to Monday.
Additionally, there are a number of regional public holidays—for example, Melbourne Cup day is a public holiday in the Melbourne metropolitan region, whilst March 18 is celebrated as Canberra Day and is a public holiday within the Australian Capital Territory.
Date | Name |
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1 January | New Year's Day |
26 January | Australia Day |
Easter | Good Friday |
Easter | Easter Saturday (except Victoria and WA) |
Easter | Easter Monday |
25 April | Anzac Day |
first Monday on or after 9 June | Queen's Birthday except WA |
25 December | Christmas Day |
26 December | Boxing Day except South Australia |