Is today a public holiday in Australia?
Public holidays differ across the eight states and territories — see today's verdict for each below.
What about each state?
Why the answer isn't the same everywhere
Australia has no single national list of public holidays. Six days — New Year's Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Anzac Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day — are observed everywhere, but each state and territory gazettes its own calendar on top of that.
So “is today a public holiday?” can be yes in one state and no in the one next door. Choose your state above for a verdict scoped to exactly where you are.
Common questions
It depends on the state or territory — Australia has no single national holiday list beyond a shared core. The state strip above answers it at a glance for every jurisdiction: a tick means a gazetted public holiday there today, a cross means an ordinary day. 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.