Daylight Savings Is Around the Corner, But Which Way Are We Turning Our Clocks?

by Sangeeta Kocharekar URL Copied! It’s about to be the most confusing time of the year again when the concept of time reveals itself as an illusion we all choose to indulge in. Daylight savings happen in Australia twice a year — once when the clocks go forward and once when the clocks go back. Not all the country participates in the shift, meaning we transition from having three time zones to five.

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The very best of The Latch delivered straight to your inbox. Image: Getty Images When Does Daylight Savings End This Year? On Sunday, April 2, 2023, clocks will go backward in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT. They’ll go from 3am to 2am, effectively giving millions of Australians an extra hour of sleep.

Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory do not engage in the fantasy of clock-shifting, .