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Is 28 December a public holiday?

Yes Monday 28 December 2026 is Boxing Day (additional day) in VIC, NSW, QLD, WA and ACT, Boxing Day (observed) in TAS and NT and Proclamation Day (observed) in SA. It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Public holidays are set state by state, so the same date can be a day off in one state and a normal Monday in the next. Here is what 28 December looks like in every published year.

  1. Sunday 28 December 2025 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

  2. Monday 28 December 2026 Public holiday

    A Monday, so it makes a three-day weekend everywhere. The long weekend planner shows what a few days of leave either side would add.

  3. Tuesday 28 December 2027 Public holiday

    A Tuesday, so one day of leave on Mon 27 Dec turns it into a four-day break everywhere.

  4. Thursday 28 December 2028 Working day

    No public holiday in any state or territory.

The holidays that fall on 28 December

  • Christmas & Boxing Day

    Christmas Day and Boxing Day are national public holidays on 25 and 26 December. South Australia calls the 26th Proclamation Day, marking the proclamation of the colony at Glenelg on 28 December 1836, but it is the same holiday on the same date. Because two consecutive fixed dates land on a weekend more often than not, the substitution rules get a workout every few years. Every state adds a weekday holiday when Christmas Day falls on a weekend, and the weekend day stays a holiday too. Boxing Day is handled the same way in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and the ACT: keep the weekend day, add a weekday. South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory move a Saturday Boxing Day to the following weekday rather than keeping both, while a Sunday one is kept and a weekday added.

    More about Christmas & Boxing Day

December in the public holiday calendar

December is the only month with two national public holidays in a row: Christmas Day and Boxing Day on the 25th and 26th, with extra weekday holidays added when either falls on a weekend, which pushes the 27th and 28th onto this site in some years. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are part-day holidays in South Australia and the Northern Territory, and Christmas Eve in Queensland. Because New Year's Day follows a week later, the working days between Boxing Day and 1 January are the most efficient annual leave in the calendar.

How public holidays are decided, and what you are owed

28 December FAQ

Is 28 December a public holiday in 2025?

Sunday 28 December 2025 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Boxing Day / Proclamation Day on Fri 26 Dec (every state and territory).

Is 28 December a public holiday in 2026?

Monday 28 December 2026 is Boxing Day (additional day) in VIC, NSW, QLD, WA and ACT, Boxing Day (observed) in TAS and NT and Proclamation Day (observed) in SA. It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Is 28 December a public holiday in 2027?

Tuesday 28 December 2027 is Boxing Day (additional day) in VIC, NSW, QLD, WA, TAS, NT and ACT and Proclamation Day (additional day) in SA. It is a normal working day everywhere else.

Is 28 December a public holiday in 2028?

Thursday 28 December 2028 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Boxing Day / Proclamation Day on Tue 26 Dec (every state and territory).

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