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About New Year's Day
New Year's Day on 1 January marks the start of the new year and is a national public holiday.
View full holiday details →How Australians Observe New Year's Day
New Year's Eve is one of the biggest nights on the Australian social calendar, with Sydney's harbour fireworks broadcast nationally. The 1 January public holiday is generally a quiet recovery day, with many businesses staying closed through to 2 January. For most Australians, it marks the tail end of the summer holiday period before work resumes in late January.
Leave Planning Tip
New Year's Day sits right at the end of the Christmas shutdown window, so if you've already taken leave over Christmas there's usually no extra leave needed. If you're back at work between Christmas and New Year, a single day of leave on 31 December gives you a four-day break.