Before you fly — Weeks before departure
Time zones and daylight saving
Pick where you are from and see which parts of Australia are ahead or behind you, right now or at any time you choose.
Pick where you are from and see which parts of Australia are ahead or behind you, right now or at any time you choose.
Australia has three time zones, and the clocks change in some states and not others. Calling home, booking a flight or joining a work call goes wrong easily if you assume one time for the whole country.
SourcesNSW Government — Daylight saving (Which states change, and the 2026–27 dates)Business Victoria — Daylight saving (Start and end rule, and pay on the night)NSW Government — Definitions of time (Zones, offsets, Broken Hill and Lord Howe Island)Bureau of Meteorology — Daylight Saving Time (Zone names)
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