28 January 2026 sits in the middle of the Australian summer, when the southern states run hot and dry with bushfire risk at its seasonal peak. The tropical north sits inside its wet season, part of the cyclone season that runs from November through to April every year. Daylight saving stays in effect in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT for the whole of January, keeping evenings light well past eight in the evening across those five states.
The Ekka public holiday in greater Brisbane is held on a Wednesday during the Royal Queensland Show each August, one of the few recurring public holidays fixed to this day of the week. Wednesday 28 January 2026 falls on the same weekday as this regional observance, which applies only within greater Brisbane and not to the rest of Queensland.
The quarter containing 28 January 2026 is based on the calendar year running January to December, a separate system from the Australian financial year, which runs from 1 July to 30 June and splits into its own four quarters. Businesses often track both systems side by side, one for tax filings and one for calendar-year planning.
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