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Australia
Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for Australia, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.
The next public holiday in Australia is
Christmas Day
In 140 days
Computed · local time Australia/Sydney
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- Count working days Business days between two dates, with Australia’s closures removed and every excluded day named.
- Find the next business day Add or subtract N working days from a date, skipping weekends and closures — for filing and settlement dates.
- Discover long weekends Every run of consecutive days off in a year, and the bridge days worth taking. Pick Australia from the list.
- Compare with your other markets Australia beside the rest — the weeks that work everywhere, and which dates are still estimates.
Australia public holidays in 2026
7 national closures in 2026, of 45 observances held for the country. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.
| Date | Observance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | New Year's Day | Verified |
| 26 January 2026 | Australia Day | Verified |
| 3 April 2026 | Good Friday | Verified |
| 6 April 2026 | Easter Monday | Verified |
| 25 April 2026 | ANZAC Day | Verified |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | Verified |
| 28 December 2026 | Boxing Day | Verified |
Long weekends in Australia, 2026
4 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. Weekends and national closures only.
| When | Length | Because of | Leave |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 4 Jan | 4 days | New Year's Day | take Fri 2 Jan |
| 24 Jan – 26 Jan | 3 days | Australia Day | no leave needed |
| 3 Apr – 6 Apr | 4 days | Good Friday, Easter Monday | no leave needed |
| 25 Dec – 28 Dec | 4 days | Christmas Day, Boxing Day | no leave needed |
Next in each subdivision
9 subdivisions of Australia keep dates the national calendar does not. The next one in each is below — the full calendars are in the API.
| Subdivision | Next | Observance |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 8 March 2027 | Canberra Day |
| Brisbane | 12 August 2026 | Royal Queensland Show |
| New South Wales | 5 October 2026 | Labour Day |
| Northern Territory | 21 August 2026 | Borroloola Show Day |
| Queensland | 5 October 2026 | King's Birthday |
| South Australia | 5 October 2026 | Labour Day |
| Tasmania | 2 October 2026 | Burnie Show Day |
| Victoria | 3 November 2026 | Melbourne Cup Day |
| Western Australia | 28 September 2026 | King's Birthday |
How Australia keeps time
| Observances | 45 across the national calendar and 9 subdivisions |
|---|---|
| Evidence | 9 verified · 0 corroborated · 36 compiled, from 22 named sources |
| Languages | English |
| Calendar systems | gregorian |
| Exchanges | XASX |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-03 |
The Australia dossier
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We do not promise a calendar that never changes. Dates move: authorities declare holidays at short notice and publish corrections of their own. Every record here shows what stands behind it, and when a date changes we correct it, publish it, and tell the people it affects.