Public holidays in Australia

Following is a list of public holidays observed in Australia

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.

**Holidays**
Date	Name
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

External link

Australian public holidays (http://www.oztourism.com.au/ozhols.htm)

Categories: Public holidays by country | Australia

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