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+title: "Locale for Australia updated!"
+date: 2026-01-01T01:00:00+02:00
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+The locale for Australia 🇦🇺 (`en-AU`) has been updated.
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+The dates for _Australia Day_ and _Anzac Day_ are usually shifted if they fall on a weekend or Sunday, respectively.
+However, the date function of the [holidata library](https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/holidata) always returned the original date, not the shifted one.
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+This has been [fixed](https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/holidata/commit/1bebe2960fa1cb04367935498b814c6073eba30c) and corrected for all past years.
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+#### Contribute to Holidata  
+
+As with all our holiday data, maintenance is necessary to keep it up-to-date.
+So we invite you to contribute to Holidata.
+
+Your assistance is valuable, and it's not limited to Australia – we currently support 32 countries.
+Join our [Discord channel](https://discord.gg/ThgvsPUs7m) and help with a country, a region, or even just a holiday.