Daylight saving starts in October in many parts of Australia, as summer approaches.
That means clocks must be put forward by one hour at 2am on the first Sunday in October, in all states and territories except for Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland.
Clocks on phones and other digital devices will change automatically, but manual clocks will need to be changed.
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When do the clocks go forward?
The clocks go forward on the first Sunday in October and they go backward on the first Sunday in April.
Are we gaining or losing an hour?
When the clock jumps forward on Sunday, October 2, Australian states and territories which follow daylight saving will lose an hour.
When the clocks go back an hour in April, daylight saving states and territories will gain an hour.
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Which states and territories are affected by daylight saving?
New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and Norfolk Island observe daylight saving.
Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands don't follow daylight saving, so their time won't change.
What will the time difference be between states and territories?
From October until April, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania will all be in the same Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) zone.
Queensland will stay on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) and will be one hour earlier than the eastern daylight saving states.
South Australia will follow Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) and will be an half an hour behind the eastern daylight saving states.
The Northern Territory will stay on Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) and will be an hour and a half behind eastern daylight saving states.
Western Australia will stay on Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) and will be three hours behind eastern daylight saving states.
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Does Queensland use daylight saving?
No, but daylight saving has been the subject of lively debate in the Sunshine State for decades.
Every year as October rolls around, most Brisbane and Gold Coast residents lament being left out.
But Queensland is huge, and as is the case with many things, the south-east corner has a different opinion to the rest of the state.
The state's sweltering north and west are not yearning for more hours in the afternoon sun – quite the opposite.
Queensland last trialled daylight saving from 1989 to 1992.
After the trial, Queenslanders were asked to vote in a referendum with the question: "Are you in favour of daylight saving?"
A 54.5 per cent "no" vote was returned.
Unsurprisingly, the "no" vote was strongest in the north and west while the south-east returned a strong "yes" vote.
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Which country started daylight saving time?
Daylight saving was first adopted in 1908 in Thunder Bay, Canada, as a way to make better use of daylight.
Germany then started starting changing clocks to conserve daylight and reduce the use of fuel in 1916 during World War I.
There has been debate in Queensland about introducing the measures, which happen in 70 countries worldwide, but it is currently excluded.
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