2024 Public Holidays Australia

Labour Day 2024

Labour Day is an annual public holiday that celebrates the eight-hour working day, a victory for workers in the mid-late 19th century.

This page contains a calendar of all 2024 public holidays for Australia. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly.

Labour Day is also known as Eight Hours Day in Tasmania and May Day in the Northern Territory. It commemorates the granting of the eight-hour working day in Australia in 1856.

In 2024, Labour Day will be celebrated on Monday, October 7.

Other public holidays in 2024 include:

• New Year's Day - Wednesday, January 1
• Australia Day - Saturday, January 26
• Good Friday - Friday, April 19
• Easter Monday - Monday, April 21
• Anzac Day - Thursday, April 25
• Queen's Birthday - Monday, June 10
• Christmas Day - Wednesday, December 25
• Boxing Day - Thursday, December 26