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Labour Day
Monday, 5 Oct 2026 · Australia · Regional (AU-ACT, AU-NSW, AU-SA) · Public holiday
Bridge day check
Falls on a Monday, so it makes a three-day weekend with no leave needed.
What the day is for
International Workers' Day. Marches and union rallies in many cities, a straightforward day off in others.
Do shops and banks close?
Offices, banks and most shops closed. Rallies can close central streets.
Getting around
Reduced services; city-centre routes may be diverted around demonstrations.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Monday · 3 Mar 20253-day break
2025Monday · 10 Mar 20253-day break
2025Monday · 5 May 20253-day break
2025Monday · 6 Oct 20253-day break
2026Monday · 2 Mar 20263-day break
2026Monday · 9 Mar 20263-day break
2026Monday · 4 May 20263-day break
2026Monday · 5 Oct 20263-day break
2027Monday · 1 Mar 20273-day break
2027Monday · 8 Mar 20273-day break
2027Monday · 3 May 20273-day break
2027Monday · 4 Oct 20273-day break
2028Monday · 6 Mar 20283-day break
2028Monday · 13 Mar 20283-day break
2028Monday · 1 May 20283-day break
2028Monday · 2 Oct 20283-day break
2029Monday · 5 Mar 20293-day break
2029Monday · 12 Mar 20293-day break
2029Monday · 7 May 20293-day break
2029Monday · 1 Oct 20293-day break
See the full Australia holiday calendar or count the working days.