Australian Holidays

Australian Holidays posts cover the public holidays observed nationally and the extra ones that vary by state. Articles look at Australia Day on 26 January and the long-running debate over the date, ANZAC Day on 25 April with the dawn services, the Queen’s Birthday holiday that moved to King’s Birthday in 2023, Labour Day which falls on different dates in different states, Easter as a four-day weekend including Easter Monday and Christmas plus Boxing Day. There are also notes on the Melbourne Cup public holiday in Victoria and on regional show days that close one city while another stays open.