Public holidays in Victoria (Labour Day), South Oz (Adelaide Cup), Tassie (Eight Hours Day), and the ACT (Canberra Day)

5.30am (AEDT) – The Skywhales set to take to the skies – Canberra

11.00am (AEDT) – Critics Choice Awards ceremony kicks off

12.00pm (AEDT) – Oprah’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan to air in the US

7.30pm (AEDT) – Oprah interview airs in Oz on Channel 10

International Women’s Day

Commonwealth Day

Birthdays for Freddie Prinze Jr (1976), James Van Der Beek (1977), Kat Von D (1982)

Anniversary of:
• Henry VIII recognised as supreme head of Church in England (1531)
• the founding of the New York Stock Exchange (1817)
• the marriage of Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis (1952)
• the disappearance of flight MH370 with 227 passengers and 12 crew onboard (2014)