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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May

When does daylight saving start in Australia in 2024 and what time do clocks go forward?

People walking on Bondi beach at sunset
Clocks in Sydney (Bondi pictured), Melbourne and Canberra will stay in sync when they move forward on 6 October for daylight savings, which isn’t used in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

As October begins, love it or hate it, so too does daylight saving.

Each year, the clocks move forward on the first Sunday of October – but only for about half the states.

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