Australia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Australia: As New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the Monday is an additional public holiday.
Australia: On January 26th 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip became the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales
Tasmania: The Royal Hobart Regatta is a series of aquatic competitions and displays held annually in Hobart, Tasmania.
Monday March 6th
Labour Day
Western Australia: Western Australia. A public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
Monday March 13th
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 13th
Labour Day
Tasmania, Victoria: Labour Day is a public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
Monday March 13th
Canberra Day
ACT: Public Holiday in Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The day celebrates the official naming of Canberra in 1913.
Friday April 7th
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, Western Australia: 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 10th
Easter Monday
Australia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
Tuesday 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 1st
Labour Day
Northern Territory, Queensland: Labour Day is a public holiday in Australia that was originally called Eight Hours Day
ACT: Reconciliation Day is a public holiday celebrated in the Australian Capital Territory region of Australia on the Monday on or after 27 May. It marks the anniversary of the 1967 Australian Referendum.
Western Australia: Commemorates the day that the first European settlers arrived in Western Australia to found the Swan River Colony on June 1st 1829
Monday June 12th
King's Birthday
ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria: The King's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of King Charles III.
Monday August 7th
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.
Monday September 25th
King's Birthday
Western Australia: The King's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of King Charles III.
Friday September 29th
Grand Final Eve
Victoria: Victoria. Since 2015, the day before the AFL Grand Final has been declared a public holiday
Monday October 2nd
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 2nd
Kings's Birthday
Queensland: The King's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of King Charles III.
Monday November 6th
Recreation Day
Tasmania: All parts of Tasmania which do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta.
Victoria: Known as 'the race that stops a nation', the Melbourne Cup is the most prestigious horse race in Australia
Queensland: A public holiday in Queensland between the hours of 6pm and midnight
Northern Territory: A public holiday in Northern Territory between the hours of 7pm and midnight
South Australia: A public holiday in South Australia between the hours of 7pm and midnight
Monday December 25th
Christmas Day
Australia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Tuesday 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
