Autumn begins on 1 March across Australia. March 2029 brings shorter days and cooler mornings to the southern states, while the tropical north's wet season continues through the month, with cyclone activity still active ahead of its end in April. The south moves out of its summer bushfire peak as the season turns over into the cooler months. Labour Day applies only in Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania during March, on different Mondays in each.
March closes the first calendar quarter of 2029 on 31 March and sits in the ninth month of the financial year's run to 30 June. Quarterly reporting cycles reset at the end of March 2029 for businesses using the standard calendar year, while financial-year reporting continues uninterrupted toward its own June close three months later. Labour Day applies only in Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania during March, on different Mondays in each.
March 2029 runs to 31 days and closes the first calendar quarter of 2029, three months into the 365-day year. The financial year that began the previous July moves into its final quarter after March ends, with three months remaining before the 30 June close and the new financial year that follows it. Autumn officially begins on 1 March, bringing shorter days to the southern states through the rest of March.