2012: Australia

Day	Date	Holiday	Comments
Sunday	January 01	New Years Day
Monday	January 02	New Years Day (in lieu)
Thursday	January 26	Australia Day	Celebrated on January 26th
Monday	March 05	Labour Day	1st Monday in March. WA only
Monday	March 12	Adelaide Cup	2nd Monday in March. SA Only
Monday	March 12	Canberra Day	2nd Monday in March. ACT Only
Monday	March 12	Labour Day	2nd Monday in March, VIC, TAS Only
Friday	April 06	Good Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
Monday	April 09	Easter Monday	Monday after Easter Sunday
Wednesday	April 25	ANZAC Day
Monday	May 07	Labour Day	1st Monday in May. QLD/NT Only
Sunday	May 13	Mothers Day	2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday.
Monday	June 04	WA Day	First Monday in June. WA only
Monday	June 11	Queens Birthday	2nd Monday in June. except QLD, WA
Monday	June 11	Queens Diamond Jubilee	QLD only. One off holiday to mark the Jubilee
Monday	August 06	Picnic Day	1st Monday in August. NT Only
Sunday	September 02	Fathers Day	1st Sunday in September. Not a public holiday.
Monday	October 01	Labour Day	1st Monday in October. NSW/ACT/SA
Monday	October 01	Queens Birthday	1st Monday in October. QLD, WA Only
Monday	October 08	Family & Community Day	1st Monday of 3rd term school holidays. ACT Only
Tuesday	November 06	Melbourne Cup Day	1st Tuesday in November. VIC Only
Tuesday	December 25	Christmas Day
Wednesday	December 26	Boxing Day	Known as Proclamation Day in SA

National Holiday

Regional Holiday

Not a Public Holiday

Public holidays are declared on a state and territory basis, with the exception of the seven national public holidays