When is Eight Hours Day in Australia?

Eight Hours Day falls on Monday, March 11th, 2024 (17 days ago) in Australia.

Is Eight Hours Day a public holiday?

Yes, Eight Hours Day is a public holiday in Australia.

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Year Date Weekday Name Notes
2020 March 9th Monday Eight Hours Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2021 March 8th Monday Eight Hours Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2022 March 14th Monday Eight Hours Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2023 March 13th Monday Eight Hours Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2024 March 11th Monday Eight Hours Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2025 March 10th Monday Eight Hours Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2026 March 9th Monday Eight Hours Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2027 March 8th Monday Eight Hours Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2028 March 13th Monday Eight Hours Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
2029 March 12th Monday Eight Hours Day Only in certain states. Long weekend.
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

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To retrieve this list of holidays, simply make a GET request to /v1/holidays:
GET /v1/holidays
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$ curl -G -d country="AU" -d year="2023" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__"
"https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "AU",
  "year": "2023",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'AU',
  year: '2023',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'AU',
  'year' => '2023',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "AU"
$Body.year = "2023"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'AU',
  'year': '2023',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'AU',
  'year': '2023',
})