Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Post
costs 60c to send a postcard or standard letter within Australia. Airmail letters (weighing
up to 50g) cost $1.65 to the Asia Pacific region and $2.35 to the rest of the world. Mailing
postcards anywhere outside Australia costs a flat $1.60.
Public Holidays
On public holidays, government departments, banks, offices and post offices shut up shop.
On Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ANZAC Day and Christmas Day, most shops are closed.
Public holidays include the following:
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New Year's Day
1 January
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Australia Day
26 January
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Easter
(Good Friday to Easter Monday) March/April
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ANZAC Day
25 April
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Queen's Birthday
Second Monday in June
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Bank Holiday
First Monday in August (only banks are closed)
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Labour Day
First Monday in October
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Christmas Day
25 December
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Boxing Day
26 December
Most public holidays cleverly morph into long weekends (three days), so if a holiday such
as New Year's Day falls on a weekend, the following Monday is usually a holiday.
Something else to consider when planning a Sydney visit is school holidays, when ac-
commodation rates soar and everything gets decidedly hectic. Sydney students have a
long summer break that includes Christmas and most of January. Other school holidays
fall around March to April (Easter), late June to mid-July, and late September to early
October.
