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+title: "Locale for Australia added!"
+date: 2024-08-31T00:00:00+02:00
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+The locale Australia (`en-AU`) is now available.
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+It took quite some time for the holiday data of Australia to be added, from the [first issue](https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/holidata/issues/69) in April 2021 to the [first pull request](https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/holidata/pull/84) in February 2022 to now.
+While this is a significant milestone, our work is far from over.
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+As with all our holiday data, maintenance is necessary to keep it up-to-date.
+Some states and territories declare holidays annually, and occasionally, holidays are declared due to special occasions.
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+So we invite you to contribute to Holidata.
+Join our [Discord channel](https://discord.gg/ThgvsPUs7m) and help with a country, a region, or even just a holiday.
+Your assistance is valuable, and it's not limited to Australia – we currently support 32 countries.