It's the first major change for a public holiday in 70 years, but which states and territories will get a long weekend for the King's Birthday?
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00:00 Cheers for the King! Hip hip!
00:01 Hooray!
00:02 This year, Australia will observe
00:06 its first King's Birthday holiday
00:08 since the ascension of Charles III.
00:10 So which states and territories are
00:12 celebrating the national public
00:14 holiday?
00:15 Although King Charles was born on
00:16 November 14, Australia aligns
00:18 with British traditions, generally
00:20 marking the holiday in June.
00:22 New South Wales, Victoria, Tassie,
00:24 the ACT, the NT and
00:26 SA all observed the King's birthday
00:29 on June 12.
00:30 Queensland will mark the public
00:32 holiday on the first Monday of
00:33 October and WA will
00:34 celebrate it on September 25
00:38 to more evenly spread out its annual
00:40 public holidays.
00:41 Unlike some other holidays, most
00:44 businesses will operate, although
00:45 some may have reduced hours.
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