Australia Holidays

A beautiful country like Australia can’t have enough holidays to enjoy all the fun experiences it can offer.

But of course, we can only be given enough. Australia has more or less a total of 17 public holidays, but is designated on a territory or state basis.

Only the national public holidays are enjoyed all throughout the country and they are: Australia Day, ANZAC Day, and of course, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Christmas and New Year’s Day are celebrated along with the rest of the world on the 25th of December and 1st of January, respectively.

Christmas and New Year in Australia are very much like in other parts of the world because of the many immigrants that came to settle in the land and brought their holiday culture with them.

Labor Day, which is observed in all parts of Australia, differs in date of celebration in various states and territories. In the ACT (Australian Capital Territory), South Australia and New South Wales, Labor Day is observed every first Monday of October.

First Monday of March is the observance in Western Australia; second Monday of March it is, in Tasmania and Victoria; and first Monday of May in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Although differing in dates, the states and territories remembers the same thing—the Australian Labour Movement’s achievement in the welfare promotion of the labor force.

Other holidays observed in Australia are the following:
2nd Monday of February Royal Hobart Regatta
2nd Monday of March Adelaide Cup
Canberra Day
Eight Hours Day
1st Monday of May May Day

1st Monday of June Foundation Day

2nd Monday of June Queen’s Birthday
1st Monday of August Picnic Day
1st Monday of November Recreation Day
1st Tuesday of November Family and Community Day
Melbourne Cup
26th of December Boxing Day
Proclamation Day