It\u2019s that time of year again: clocks will move forward one hour on Sunday in many parts of Australia as daylight saving time comes into effect.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n
When does daylight saving start in Australia in 2026?<\/p>\n
Daylight saving returns on the first Sunday of October every year and ends on the first Sunday of April.<\/p>\n
In 2026, daylight saving time will recommence on Sunday 4 October at 2am Australian eastern standard time (AEST).<\/p>\n
Clocks will move forward one hour to 3am, giving an extra hour of afternoon daylight.<\/p>\n
Do clocks go back or forward in October?<\/p>\n
Clocks move forward.<\/p>\n
Smart devices usually adjust automatically for daylight saving, moving forward early on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
You will need to manually adjust the time on your kitchen appliances, analogue clocks and watches by setting it to an hour later.<\/p>\n
Which states and territories have daylight savings time?<\/p>\n
New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory will put their clocks forward at 2am on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving.<\/p>\n
Do you get paid for working daylight saving time?<\/p>\n
The Fair Work Ombudsman recommends employees and employers check their award or registered agreement for terms on daylight saving time.<\/p>\n
If there is no mention of daylight savings in the terms, payment is usually made \u201cby the clock\u201d.<\/p>\n
This means if you\u2019re working an eight-hour shift when daylight saving starts and the clock goes forward, you would work an hour less (seven hours) but still be paid for eight.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re working \u201cby the clock\u201d when daylight saving ends in April you would be working for nine hours but only get paid for eight.<\/p>\n
How do you adjust your body clock?<\/p>\n
While granting an extra hour of afternoon light, the start of daylight saving time means waking up an hour earlier.<\/p>\n
The NSW government website acknowledges the time change \u201ccan affect your sleep and daily routine\u201d.<\/p>\n
It recommends<\/a> gradually adjusting your bedtime by 15 minutes each night for a smooth transition, maximising morning light to reset your body clock and staying consistent with your sleep schedule.<\/p>\n A major international study<\/a> found while some people experienced effects similar to minor jet lag, and that some mood effects were possible, there was no association with significant declines in mental health<\/a>.<\/p>\n When will daylight saving time finish?<\/p>\n Daylight saving time will finish in six months\u2019 time on Sunday 4 April 2027 at 3am Australian eastern daylight time (AEDT). Clocks will turn back by one hour to 2am as eastern standard time resumes, giving more daylight in the morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s that time of year again: clocks will move forward one hour on Sunday in many parts of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":910410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-910409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=910409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/910410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=910409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=910409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=910409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}