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Australia 2010 Public Holidays Calendar
Jul 23rd
Here is a list of Public Holidays in Australia in Year 2010
Most of public holidays in Australia are declared on a state and territory basis, except for some holidays which are observed in all states and territories, and are therefore de facto national holidays.
Usually, public and private workers are entitled to take off a public holiday with regular pay, while businesses that are normally open on a public holiday may require employees to work on the day. Traditionally, in this case, the workers were paid at a penalty rate – usually 1½ (known as “time and a half”) or 2 times (known as “double time”) the regular pay. In recent years this tradition has changed somewhat. Most of the entitlement to penalty rates of pay has been reduced or entirely eliminated in many work places.
Besides designating days as public holidays, some of these days are also designated as restricted trading days.
Unlike many countries when a public holiday falls on a weekend, the following work day may or may not be considered a public holiday depending on the state/territory and the holiday in question.
Here is a table from wikipedia for such arrangement
| Name | WA | Tas | Vic | ACT | NSW | SA | Qld | NT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year | Yes | Sun^ | Yes | Sun^ | Yes | Sun^ | Yes | ||
| Australia Day | Yes | Sun^ | Yes | ||||||
| Good Friday | Not applicable (always on a Friday) | ||||||||
| Day before Easter | No | ||||||||
| Easter Monday | Not applicable (always on a Monday) | ||||||||
| Labour Day | Not applicable (always on a Monday) | ||||||||
| Anzac Day | Yes | No | Yes | Sun^ | |||||
| Queen’s Birthday | Not applicable (always on a Monday) | ||||||||
| Christmas | Yes | Sun^ | Yes | Sun^ | Yes | ||||
| Boxing Day/Proclamation Day | Yes | Sun^ | Yes | Sun^ | Yes | ||||
^Will be replaced to Monday only if the holiday falls on Sunday
Below is the list of Australian state public holidays dates for year 2010
Australia – Queensland Public Holidays 2010
New Year’s Day
Friday, 1 January 2010 2010
Australia Day
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Good Friday
Friday, 2 April 2010
Easter Saturday
Saturday, 3 April 2010
Easter Monday
Monday, 5 April 2010
Anzac Day
Monday, 26 April 2010
Labour Day
Monday, 3 May 2010
Queen’s Birthday
Monday, 14 June 2010
Royal Queensland Show (# Brisbane Area Only)
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Christmas Day
* Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Boxing Day
Monday, 27 December 2010
Australia – New South Wales Public Holidays 2010
New Year’s Day
Friday, 1 January 2010
Australia Day
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Good Friday
Friday, 2 April 2010
Easter Saturday
Saturday, 3 April 2010
Easter Monday
Monday, 5 April 2010
Anzac Day
Monday, 26 April 2010
Queen’s Birthday
*Monday, 14 June 2010
**Bank Holiday
Monday, 2 August 2010
Labour Day
*Monday, 4 October 2010
Christmas Day
Saturday, 25 December 2010
Boxing Day
Monday, 27 December 2010
Australia – Victoria Public Holidays 2010
New Year’s Day
Friday, 1 January 2010
Australia Day
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Labour Day
Monday, 8 March 2010
Good Friday
Friday, 2 April 2010
Easter Monday
Monday, 5 April 2010
ANZAC Day
Monday, 26 April 2010
Queen’s Birthday
Monday, 14 June 2010
Melbourne Cup Day
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Christmas Day
Monday, 27 December 2010
Boxing Day
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Western Australia Public Holidays 2010
New Year’s Day
Friday 1 January 2010
Australia Day
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Labour Day
Monday 1 March 2010
Good Friday
Friday 2 April 2010
Easter Monday
Monday 5 April 2010
Anzac Day
Monday 26 April 2010 (replaced from Sunday 25 April)
Foundation Day
Monday 7 June 2010
Queen’s Birthday#
Monday 27 September 2010
Christmas Day
Monday 27 December 2010 (replacing Saturday 25 December)
Boxing Day
Tuesday 28 December 2010 (replacing Sunday 26 December)
South Australian Public Holidays 2010
New Year’s Day
Friday, 1 January 2010
Australia Day
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Adelaide Cup
Monday, 8 March 2010
Good Friday
Friday, 2 April 2010
The day after Good Friday
Saturday, 3 April 2010
Easter Monday
Monday, 5 April 2010
Anzac Day
Monday, 26 April 2010
Queen’s Birthday / Volunteer’s Day
Monday, 14 June 2010
Labour Day
Monday, 4 October 2010
Christmas Day
Monday, 27 December 2010
Proclamation Day
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Australia – Northern Territory Public Holidays 2010
New Year’s Day
Friday, 1 January 2010
Australia Day
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Good Friday
Friday, 2 April 2010
Easter Saturday
Saturday, 3 April 2010
Easter Monday
Monday, 5 April 2010
Anzac Day
Monday, 26 April 2010
May Day
Monday, 3 May 2010
Queen’s Birthday
Monday, 14 June 2010
Alice Springs Show Day*
Friday, 2 July 2010
Tennant Creek Show Day*
Friday, 9 July 2010
Katherine Show Day*
Friday, 16 July 2010
Darwin Show Day*
Friday, 23 July 2010
Picnic Day
Monday, 2 August 2010
Borroloola Show Day*
Friday, 20 August 2010
Christmas Day
Monday, 27 December 2010
Boxing Day
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Australia – Tasmania Public Holidays 2010
New Years Day
Friday 1 January 2010
Australia Day
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Eight Hours Day
Monday 8 March 2010
Good Friday
Friday 2 April 2010
Easter Monday
Monday 5 April 2010
Easter Tuesday
Tuesday 6 April 2010
ANZAC Day
Sunday 25 April 2010
Queen’s Birthday
Monday 14 June 2010
Recreation Day (North Tas. area only)
Monday 1 November 2010
Christmas Day Holiday
Monday 27 December 2010
Boxing Day Holiday
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Boxing Day Holiday
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Australian Capital Territory Public Holidays 2010
New Years Day
Friday 1 January 2010
Australia Day
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Canberra Day
Monday 8 March 2010
Good Friday
Friday 2 April 2010
Easter Monday
Monday 5 April 2010
ANZAC Day
Monday 26 April 2010
Queen’s Birthday
Monday 14 June 2010
Labour Day
Monday 4 October 2010
Christmas Day Holiday
Monday 27 December 2010
