National Public Holidays 2017 A comprehensive list of all national public holidays 2017 in Australia. Download the PDF calendar for your reference. There is also a list of school holidays available here. Credit: https://holidayau.com/public-holidays/
List of National Public Holidays 2017 Date
Day
Holiday
1 Jan
Sun
New Year's Day
2 Jan
Mon
New Year's Day - Additional Holiday
26 Jan
Thu
Australia Day
14 Apr
Fri
Good Friday
15 Apr
Sat
Easter Saturday (national holiday except for Tasmania and Western Australia)
16 Apr
Sun
Easter Sunday (national holiday for ACT, NSW, and VIC)
17 Apr
Mon
Easter Monday
25 Apr
Tue
Anzac Day
12 Jun
Mon
Queen's Birthday (national holiday except Western Australian and Queensland)
25 Dec
Mon
Christmas Day
26 Dec
Tue
Boxing Day (national holiday except for South Australia)
State Based Public Holidays 2017 Here is the list of public holidays 2017 which are state specific. These holidays are restricted to one or more states. The public holiday 2017 mentioned in below list are not mandatory in
all the Australian states. They are mostly substitute holidays or regional holidays related to some local event or local festival. Regional State Specific Public Holiday 2017 Date
Day
States
Holiday
11 Jan
Wed
TAS
Devonport Cup (a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
13 Feb
Mon
TAS
(a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
22 Feb
Wed
TAS
Launceston Cup (a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
6 Mar
Mon
WA
Labour Day
7 Mar
Tue
TAS
King Island Show (a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
13 Mar
Mon
ACT
Canberra Day
13 Mar
Mon
SA
March Public Holiday
13 Mar
Mon
TAS
Eight Hour Day
13 Mar
Mon
VIC
Labour Day
18 Apr
Tue
TAS
Easter Tuesday (a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
5 May
Fri
TAS
AGFEST (a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
1 May
Mon
NT
May Day
1 May
Mon
QLD
Labour Day
5 Jun
Mon
WA
Western Australia Day
12 Jun
Mon
National (Except WA & QLD)
Queen's Birthday
30 Jun
Fri
NT
Borroloola Show Day
7 Jul
Fri
NT
Alice Springs Show Day
14 Jul
Fri
NT
Tennant Creek Show Day
21 Jul
Fri
NT
Katherine Show Day
28 Jul
Fri
NT
Darwin Show Day
7 Aug
Mon
NT
Picnic Day
25 Sep
Mon
ACT
Family and Community Day
25 Sep
Mon
WA
Queen's Birthday
6 Oct
Fri
TAS
Burnie Show (a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
2 Oct
Mon
ACT, NSW & SA
Labour Day
2 Oct
Mon
QLD
Queen's Birthday
12 Oct
Thu
TAS
Royal Launceston Show (a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
20 Oct
Fri
TAS
Flinders Island Show (a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
26 Oct
Thu
TAS
Royal Hobart Show (a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
6 Nov
Mon
TAS
Recreation Day (a holiday for selected regions of Tasmania)
7 Nov
Tue
VIC
Melbourne Cup Day **
1 Dec
Fri
TAS
Devonport Show ^
24 Dec
Sun
SA
Christmas Eve (part public holiday 2017 from 7 PM to 12 AM)
26 Dec
Tue
SA
Proclamation Day
31 Dec
Sun
SA
New Year's Eve (a part public holiday 2017 from 7 PM to 12 AM)
Above is the list of public holidays 2017 in Australia