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Public Holidays in Australia — 2028

Australia has 7 national public holidays in 2028, and 253 business days across the year. Each date below is fixed — use the calculator to count a range of your own.

Business days

Calendar days
Weekend days
Holidays

National holidays only — state and regional ones are not included.

The 7 national holidays of 2028

DateWeekdayHoliday
3 JanuaryMondayNew Year’s Day
26 JanuaryWednesdayAustralia Day
14 AprilFridayGood Friday
17 AprilMondayEaster Monday
25 AprilTuesdayAnzac Day
25 DecemberMondayChristmas Day
26 DecemberTuesdayBoxing Day

Business days in Australia in 2028

Out of 366 calendar days, 253 are business days once weekends and national holidays come out. That figure counts both ends of the year and ignores any leave your employer grants beyond the law.

Australia moves most of them to the next weekday when they land on a weekend. The exceptions, simply lost on a Saturday or Sunday, are Anzac Day and Australia Day. In 2028 none of them lands on a weekend, so all 7 remove a working day.

Anzac Day falls on a Tuesday in 2028, which makes the neighbouring day the obvious one to take off for a long weekend. Whether that day counts as worked is between you and your employer — the calculator treats it as a normal business day.

Frequently asked questions

How many business days are there in Australia in 2028?

253, counting both 1 January and 31 December, with weekends and the 7 national holidays removed. State, provincial and local holidays are not included — they apply to part of the country, and counting some but not others would give a wrong answer that looks precise.

Are regional holidays included?

No. Only holidays that apply to the whole country are counted here. If your region has its own, subtract them yourself or use the calculator above with a range that skips them.

Will these dates change?

Public holidays change by law, not by formula — a parliament can create, move or abolish one. These dates reflect the law as it stands. Movable ones such as Easter are computed for the year, not copied from a table.

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