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Holidays are days of significance and are celebrated nationwide or in particular provinces. Australia holidays are days Australians celebrate with cheer and gusto. The national holidays are ones which are celebrated all over the country. Every province or state celebrates a holiday on these days. The national holidays of Australia are as follows: Month | Holiday | Date (2007) | January | New Year's Day | January 1 st , 2007 | January | Australia Day | January 26 th , 2007 | April | Good Friday | April 6 th , 2007 | April | Easter Holidays | April 7 th to 9 th , 2007 | April | Anzac Day | April 25 th , 2007 | June (Second Sunday) | Queen's Birthday | June 11 th , 2007 | December | Christmas | December 25 th , 2007 | December | Boxing Day | December 27 th , 2007 | Queen's Birthday, however is not a holiday in Western Australia just as Boxing Day is not a holiday for the natives of South Australia. Thus Australians enjoy 10 national holidays every year. The other holidays celebrated in Australia are specific to one or more states. The following is a list of these holidays celebrated and the provinces that they are celebrated in. Holiday | When Celebrated | Date (2007) | Province | Labor Day | 1 st Monday in October | October 1 st , 2007 | Australian Capital Territory; New South Wales; South Australia | Labor Day | 2 nd Monday in March | March 12 th , 2007 | Victoria; Tasmania | Labor Day | 1 st Monday in March | March 5 th , 2007 | West Australia | Labor Day | 1 st Monday in May | May 7 th , 2007 | Queensland; Northern Territory | Proclamation Day | December | December 26 th , 2007 | South Australia | Canberra Day | March | March 19 th , 2007 | Australian Capital Territory | Melbourne Cup Day | 1 st Tuesday in November | November 6 th , 2007 | Melbourne | Adelaide Cup Day | 2 nd Monday in March | March 12 th , 2007 | South Australia | Foundation Day | June | June 4 th , 2007 | Western Australia | Picnic Day | August | August 6 th , 2007 | Northern Territory | Easter Tuesday | April | April 10 th , 2007 | Tasmania | Royal Queensland Show Day | August | August 15 th , 2007 | Brisbane | School terms end by the 14 th or 21 st of December depending on the province and commence by the end of the following January. An extended holiday over Christmas and New Year is the norm. Most Australians prefer to take the in-between days off and go on a vacation or celebrate the festive spirit at home. Law requires that a loss of public holiday be compensated by the employer or paid as a penalty though employees may sign specific employer-employee contracts forfeiting such compensation or penalty.
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