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Aged Care Employee Day
Ageing Australia states that Aged Care Employee Day is held annually on August 7 and its 2026 release recognizes workers across aged care, retirement living and seniors housing.
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Australia observances
18 source-backed records whose verified scope explicitly identifies Australia. This is an observance index, not a public-holiday calendar.
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Anzac Day
Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs sources verify 25 April as Anzac Day every year, state that Acting Prime Minister George Pearce officially named 25 April ‘Anzac Day’ in 1916, and…
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Australia Day
Fair Work lists January 26 Australia Day as a public holiday under the National Employment Standards; NADC documents current facilitation and multiple meanings; National Museum sources esta…
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Bullying No Way Week
Bullying No Way’s current national campaign is Bullying No Way Week, held in the third week of August; the official 2026 edition runs 17–21 August.
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Indigenous Literacy Day
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation states that it created Indigenous Literacy Day in 2007, has hosted it annually since then and holds the national celebration on the first Wednesday in Sep…
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Launceston Cup regional holiday
WorkSafe Tasmania and Southern Midlands Council regional public-service holiday schedules; boundaries and partial-day start vary
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Love Your Bookshop Day
The Australian Booksellers Association’s 2026 campaign pages set Love Your Bookshop Day for Saturday 10 October 2026.
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National Close the Gap Day
The current Close the Gap Campaign site places National Close the Gap Day on the third Thursday in March. Australian Human Rights Commission historical material records a first National Clo…
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National Condom Day
SHINE SA, Australian Government health material and contemporaneous Australian reporting support February 14 as a recurring National Condom Day awareness date. The reviewed evidence does no…
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National NAIDOC Week — opening day
The National NAIDOC Committee lists National NAIDOC Week 2026 as 5–12 July, making 5 July the opening day for the 2026 edition.
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National Patio Day
Stratco and Cancer Council materials establish the 2019 Australian launch and first-Saturday-of-December recurrence; current exclusive stewardship remains unresolved.
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National Police Remembrance Day
Queensland Police Service states that the tradition began in 1989 and is observed annually; Victoria Police confirms 29 September each year and documented the 2026 observance.
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National Science Week
National Science Week’s official history states that ASF Ltd, ABC and ASTA pitched the concept in 1996, the program was established in 1997 and has been held in August since 2002; the offic…
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National Tree Day
Planet Ark says Australia’s National Tree Day began in 1996 and is held on the last Sunday in July; its official materials also document the program’s founding history and locally adaptable…
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Remembrance Day
Australia’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs states that Remembrance Day is held on November 11 each year, the anniversary of the 1918 Armistice. DVA records the first Australian two-minute…
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Save the Koala Day
The Australian Koala Foundation lists Save the Koala Day as the last Friday in September and identifies September 25 for the 2026 observance.
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Social Justice Sunday
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ social-justice office verifies the current last-Sunday-in-August rule, the former last-Sunday-in-September schedule and the change from 2020.
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Territory Day
Northern Territory Government sources state that Territory Day is celebrated every 1 July to recognize the commencement of self-government in 1978; Commonwealth legislation independently co…