Australia Public Holidays 2023
January
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2023 | 1 Jan | New Year’s Day | National |
| 2023 | 2 Jan | New Year Holiday | National |
| 2023 | 11 Jan | Devonport Cup | TAS |
| 2023 | 26 Jan | Australia Day | National |
*8 Apr 2023 – also called Easter Saturday
**9 Apr 2023 – In 2022, Western Australia and Northern Territories made Easter Sunday a public holiday.
*** 11 Apr 2023 –Easter Tuesday is a restricted public holiday in Tasmania.
July
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2023 | 7 Jul | Alice Springs Show Day | NT |
| 2023 | 14 Jul | Tennant Creek Show Day | NT |
| 2023 | 21 Jul | Katherine Show Day | NT |
| 2023 | 28 Jul | Darwin Show Day | NT |
August
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2023 | 7 Aug | Picnic Day | NT |
| 2023 | 16 Aug | Ekka Show * | QLD |
| 2023 | 18 Aug | Borroloola Show Day | NT |
*16 August 2023 – Ekka Wednesday is observed in Brisbane only
*15 August to 19 August 2023 – Ekka Week
September
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2023 | 25 Sep | King’s Birthday | WA |
| 2023 | TBA | AFL Grand Final Friday | VIC |
October
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2023 | 2 Oct | Labour Day | ACT, NSW, SA |
| 2023 | 2 Oct | King’s Birthday | QLD |
| 2023 | 6 Oct | Burnie Show * | TAS |
| 2023 | 12 Oct | Royal Launceston Show | TAS |
| 2023 | 20 Oct | Flinders Island Show | TAS |
| 2023 | 26 Oct | Royal Hobart Show | TAS |
*6 October 2023 – The Burnie Show in Tasmania is now called The Show and Agri-Expo
*7 November 2023 – Melbourne Cup Day is observed in all of Victoria unless a different local holiday has been arranged.
December
| Year | Date | Holiday | State |
|---|
| 2023 | 1 Dec | Devonport Show | TAS |
| 2023 | 24 Dec | Christmas Eve * | NT, QLD, SA |
| 2023 | 25 Dec | Christmas Day | National |
| 2023 | 26 Dec | Boxing Day | ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, TAS, VIC, WA |
| 2023 | 26 Dec | Proclamation Day | SA |
| 2023 | 31 Dec | New Year’s Eve ** | NT, SA |
*24 December 2023 – Queensland has a part-day public holiday for Christmas Eve from 6 pm to midnight
**31 December 2023 – South Australia and Northern Territory have a part-day public holiday for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve from 7 pm to midnight.
