Labour Day falls on the first Monday of May in Queensland and the Northern Territory, the only two jurisdictions that mark the holiday on this date. 6 May 2026 falls inside May in every other state and territory without any public holiday attached to it at all, running as an entirely ordinary working month in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the ACT.
A public holiday landing on a Wednesday sits in the middle of its working week rather than beside a weekend, so it does not create a long weekend on its own. Wednesday 6 May 2026 falls on this day of the week, at the working week's midpoint, three working days deep into the week.
The working-day count on this page excludes both weekend days and any public holiday declared for the state selected, so the same date in 2026 can show a different total depending on which state's calendar applies to 6 May. Interstate businesses need to check more than one state's list before setting a national deadline.
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