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There are 7 national holidays in Australia in 2020. However, the number of public holidays is different in each state or territory.
For example, Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday are public holidays in some states, but they are not public holidays in other states.
The following is the list of public holidays in Australia in 2020.
Holiday | Date | Weekday | Note |
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New Year's Day | Jan 01, 2020 | Wednesday | National Holiday |
Australia Day | Jan 26, 2020 | Sunday | National Holiday |
Labour Day | Mar 02, 2020 | Monday | WA |
Adelaide Cup Day | Mar 09, 2020 | Monday | SA |
Canberra Day | Mar 09, 2020 | Monday | ACT |
Labour Day | Mar 09, 2020 | Monday | VIC |
Eight Hours Day | Mar 09, 2020 | Monday | TAS |
Good Friday | Apr 10, 2020 | Friday | National Holiday |
Easter Saturday | Apr 11, 2020 | Saturday | Most except TAS, WA |
Easter Sunday | Apr 12, 2020 | Sunday | ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC |
Easter Monday | Apr 13, 2020 | Monday | National Holiday |
Easter Tuesday | Apr 14, 2020 | Tuesday | TAS |
ANZAC Day | Apr 25, 2020 | Saturday | National Holiday |
May Day | May 04, 2020 | Monday | NT |
Labour Day | May 04, 2020 | Monday | QLD |
Reconciliation Day | Jun 01, 2020 | Monday | ACT |
Western Australia Day | Jun 01, 2020 | Monday | WA |
Queen's Birthday | Jun 08, 2020 | Monday | Most except QLD, WA |
Picnic Day | Aug 03, 2020 | Monday | NT |
Bank Holiday | Aug 03, 2020 | Monday | NSW |
Royal Queensland Show | Aug 12, 2020 | Wednesday | QLD |
Queen's Birthday | Sep 28, 2020 | Monday | WA |
Friday before the AFL Grand Final |
Sep 25, 2020 | Friday | VIC |
Labour Day | Oct 05, 2020 | Monday | ACT, NSW, SA |
Queen's Birthday | Oct 05, 2020 | Monday | QLD |
Melbourne Cup | Nov 03, 2020 | Tuesday | VIC |
Christmas Eve (evening only) |
Dec 24, 2020 | Thursday | NT, QLD, SA |
Christmas Day | Dec 25, 2020 | Friday | National Holiday |
Boxing Day | Dec 26, 2020 | Saturday | National Holiday |
New Year's Eve (evening only) |
Dec 31, 2020 | Thursday | NT, SA |
Please also check working days in Australia in 2020.
The following is the public holidays in each state or territory: