Australia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Australia: On January 26th 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip became the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales
Monday March 4th
Labour Day
Western Australia: Western Australia. A public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
Monday March 11th
Adelaide Cup
South Australia: South Australia Only. The cup has been held on the second Monday of March since March 2006. Before 2006 it was held in May
Monday March 11th
Canberra Day
ACT: Public Holiday in Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The day celebrates the official naming of Canberra in 1913.
Monday March 11th
Labour Day
Tasmania, Victoria: Labour Day is a public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
Friday April 19th
Good Friday
Australia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria: Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
Monday April 22nd
Easter Monday
Australia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
Thursday April 25th
Anzac Day
Australia: Marks the anniversary of the first key military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
Monday May 6th
Labour Day
Northern Territory, Queensland: Labour Day is a public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
ACT: Marks the anniversary of the 1967 referendum which changed the constitution
Western Australia: Commemorates the day that the first European settlers arrived in Western Australia to found the Swan River Colony on June 1st 1829
ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria: This holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of the sovereign of Australia.
Monday August 5th
Picnic Day
Northern Territory: Originally declared a public holiday to enable Darwin's railway workers to go to Adelaide River for a picnic.
Queensland: The Royal National Agricultural (RNA) Show Day (Brisbane only) is usually held on the second Wednesday in August except when there are five Wednesdays in August when it is held on the third Wednesday.
Friday September 27th
Grand Final Eve
Victoria: Victoria. Since 2015, the day before the AFL Grand Final has been declared a public holiday
Monday September 30th
Queen's Birthday
Western Australia: The Queens Birthday holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
Monday October 7th
Labour Day
ACT, New South Wales, South Australia: Labour Day is a public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
Monday October 7th
Queen's Birthday
Queensland: This holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of the sovereign of Australia.
Victoria: Known as 'the race that stops a nation', the Melbourne Cup is the most prestigious horse race in Australia
Northern Territory: A public holiday in Northern Territory between the hours of 7pm and midnight
Queensland: A public holiday in Queensland between the hours of 6pm and midnight
South Australia: A public holiday in South Australia between the hours of 7pm and midnight
Australia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Thursday December 26th
Boxing Day
ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
South Australia: Celebrates the establishment of government in South Australia as a British province on 28 December 1836
South Australia: A public holiday in South Australia between the hours of 7pm and midnight
Northern Territory: A public holiday in Northern Territory between the hours of 7pm and midnight
