No — it's the weekend right across Australia.

No. As of Sunday 11 October 2026, it isn't a public holiday in any Australian state or territory. The next nationwide public holiday is Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026. Australia has no single national holiday list beyond a shared core, so choose your state for a verdict scoped to exactly where you are.

Usually. Employees who work on a gazetted public holiday are generally entitled to public-holiday penalty rates under the relevant award or agreement, and many are entitled to the day off on full pay. Exact entitlements depend on your award.

Because each state and territory legislates its own public holidays. Shared days such as Labour Day and the King's Birthday are scheduled independently, so the same holiday can fall months apart — or a state can have one its neighbours don't.

The verdict is worked out from the current date and refreshes automatically, so you always see today's answer rather than a fixed date.