# Count Australian working days

Count inclusive Monday-Friday working days for an Australian state or territory for 2025 to 2028 where published (up to 366 days). Excludes full-day statewide holidays and, when you name a region, its regional holidays.

Canonical: https://aroai.com/tools/au_working_days/

## Tool reference

MCP tool ID: `au_working_days`. Availability: Live. Country: Australia.

Credit use: 1 credit.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "NSW",
        "VIC",
        "QLD",
        "SA",
        "WA",
        "TAS",
        "NT",
        "ACT"
      ]
    },
    "start_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
    },
    "end_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
    },
    "region": {
      "description": "Optional exact value from availableRegions returned by au_public_holidays.",
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "state",
    "start_date",
    "end_date"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Example input

```json
{
  "state": "NSW",
  "start_date": "2026-06-01",
  "end_date": "2026-06-30"
}
```

## Usage notes

- Counts inclusive Monday–Friday working days across dates in 2026 and 2027 (maximum 366 calendar days).
- Excludes recorded full-day statewide holidays, and listed full-day regional holidays when a matching region is supplied.
- Part-day or limited-applicability dates are reported in the output but not subtracted as full days. Dates outside 2026–2027 are rejected.