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Western Australia Day or simply WA Day [1] (formerly known as Foundation Day) [2] [3] is a public holiday in Western Australia (WA), celebrated on the first Monday in June each year, [4] to commemorate the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829.
Details of future holidays can be found on the NSW Industrial Relations website. Public holidays are regulated by the New South Wales Public Holidays Act 2010 No 115, which supersedes the Banks and Bank Holidays Act 1912 No 43. The first Monday in August is a Bank Holiday, during which banks and financial institutions are closed. [46]
An Australian Federal Police officer is allegedly stabbed in the neck with a pen by a 34-year-old Perth woman who they were escorted off an aircraft while disembarking at Perth Airport. [25] The woman is subsequently charged with two counts of causing harm to, and one count of obstructing, a Commonwealth public official. [25]
Here are the dates of 2025 federal holidays, according to the Office of Personnel Management: Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day. Monday, Jan. 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
As the King's Birthday is a public holiday, all government offices, educational institutions, and most businesses are closed for the day. [54] [55] [56] As of 2021, Tuvaluans also celebrated the birthday of Charles, Prince of Wales, who at the time was heir to the Tuvaluan Throne. Heir to the Throne Day was a public holiday in November. [57]
The northern 30.4 kilometres (18.9 mi) of this railway, between Perth and Armadale, is used by Armadale line suburban rail services as part of the Transperth network. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The line and the station are owned by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), an agency of the Government of Western Australia . [ 4 ]
Several major employers, both public and private, including the Australian Public Service, permit employees to work on Australia Day and take another day off. [78] Polling by Essential Media since 2015 suggested that the number of people celebrating Australia Day was declining, indicating a shift in attitudes. In 2019, 40% celebrated the day ...
Trains at Perth Underground station run at a five-minute frequency during peak hour and a fifteen-minute frequency outside peak and on weekends and public holidays. At night, trains are half-hourly or hourly. The station received 12,418,561 boardings in the 2013–14 financial year.