Daylight saving
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Agriculture
‘There’s no benefit’: Call to cut back daylight saving in NSW
NSW should knock two months off daylight saving and let it run from November to March because post-pandemic work habits have largely made it redundant, critics say.
- by Catherine Naylor
Latest
Tonight is the last night to help your kids adjust to the end of daylight saving
Find out how to ensure your little ones get the sleep they need without waking the household at dawn.
- by Nell Geraets
Perspective
Perspective
Daylight saving debate is not just about sunshine. It’s about consistency
Should daylight saving be introduced in Queensland? For me, the answer is a resounding “yes” – and it’s got nothing to do with extra sunlight.
- by Cameron Atfield
Explainer
Regional Australia
It’s nearly time to put clocks forward an hour. Where did daylight saving come from?
An insect expert first suggested daylight saving in 1895. Since then, it has caught on across the world but remains contentious. What effect does it have on us?
- by Rachael Houlihan and Anthony Segaert
As southerners prepare to wind clocks ahead, most Queenslanders want the same
Early detail from new national daylight saving research suggests strong support in the Sunshine State – even with two timezones. Political will is a different story.
- by Matt Dennien
Updated
Adrian Schrinner
Brisbane lord mayor’s daylight saving fight divides the LNP
After the southern states turned their clocks forward at 2am, Adrian Schrinner came out on Sunday to again push for daylight saving in Queensland. But his LNP colleagues aren’t so keen.
- by Cameron Atfield
Sleep is paramount to our health. Should we ditch daylight saving?
The annual clock change can interrupt our sleep patterns. Here’s how to smoothly adjust to October’s ‘spring forward’.
- by Angus Dalton