Which states get a public holiday on Monday?

Many Australians will enjoy a three-day weekend starting Monday, with half the country having a public holiday on that day. However, others will have to wait until at least a month later for their next public holiday. The ACT, New South Wales, and South Australia are celebrating Labour Day on Monday. In Queensland, it's the King's Birthday public holiday.

Meanwhile, the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia are not observing a public holiday on Monday. This public holiday commemorates the labor movement, which fought for workers' rights, with a significant moment being the stonemasons' protest in Melbourne demanding an eight-hour workday in 1856. The movement eventually led to a 40-hour, five-day working week being approved by the Commonwealth Arbitration Court in 1948.

Other countries also have public holidays commemorating workers' rights, often called International Workers' Day or May Day. Parades and marches are held to advocate for workers' rights, but the date of the public holiday varies across Australian states. Some, like Western Australia, celebrate it in March, while others, such as Victoria and Tasmania, do so a week later, and Queensland and Western Australia observe it in May.