1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Australia 2025
Australia has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 18 – 21). Placed well, 3 days of leave stretches a break to 10 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +3 → 10 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Jan 25 – Mon, Jan 27
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Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 28–31) for 9 days off (Jan 25 – Feb 2).
4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21
Good Friday · Easter Saturday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday
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Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 22–24) for 10 days off (Apr 18 – 27).
3 daysFri, Apr 25 – Sun, Apr 27
252627
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 22–24) for 10 days off (Apr 18 – 27).
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28
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Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 22–24) for 9 days off (Dec 20 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 28–31 | Jan 25 – Feb 2 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 21 |
| 10Best value | 3d · Apr 22–24 | Apr 18 – 27 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Australia's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.