January - New Year's Day*
January - Australia Day*
March - Labor Day
March - Good Friday
March - Easter Saturday
March - Easter Monday
April - ANZAC Day
June - Queen's Birthday (Except Western Australia)**
September - Queen's Birthday (Western Australia)
December - Christmas Day*
December - Boxing Day (except Southern Australia)
*If these holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday, they are observed on the Monday following.
**Except Western Australia and Victoria
State Holidays
Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)
Date Occasion
March - Canberra Day
June - Queens Birthday
August - Bank Holiday
October - Labour Day
New South Wales
Date Occasion
August - Bank Holiday
October - Labour Dayk
Northern Territory
Date Occasion
May - May Day
July - Alice Springs Show (Alice Springs only)
July - Tennant Creek Show (Tennant Creek only)
July - Katherine Show (Katherine only)
July - Darwin Show (Darwin only)
August - Picnic Day
Queensland
Date Occasion
May - Labour Day
The Royal National (RNA) Show takes place in Brisbane around the middle of the 2nd week of August and is a holiday in Brisbane only.
South Australia
Date Occasion
May - Adelaide Cup Day (Adelaide only)
June - Queens Birthday
October - Labour Day
December - Proclamation Day
Tasmania
Date Occasion
February - Regatta Day (South only)
February - Launceston Cup Day (North only)
March - Eight Hours Day
October - Hobart Show Day (South only)
November - Recreation Day (North only)
The Launceston show takes place in early October and is a holiday in Launceston only.
Victoria
Date Occasion
March - Labour Day
November - Melbourne Cup Day (Melbourne metro area only)
Where New Year's Day and Boxing Day fall on Sunday the following Monday is observed as the holiday. Other days are not moved.
Western Australia
Date Occasion
March - Labour Day
June - Foundation Day
September - Queen's Birthday
Some non-metropolitan government areas choose to clelebrate the Queen's Birthday on a day of local significance in lieu of the official date. Common dates appear to be the 1st Monday in August or the 1st Monday in October.
Non-Holiday observances
May - Sunday Mother's Day
September - Father's Day
There is a Gay/Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney annually in February/March
