Daylight saving begins this weekend as millions of Australians lose an hour’s sleep

Millions of Australians will lose an hour’s sleep this weekend as daylight saving begins across much of the country.

Clocks in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT will jump forward one hour at 2am on Sunday, October 4.

At 2am, clocks will move straight to 3am, giving residents in participating states and territories more daylight in the evening and less in the morning.

Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory will not change their clocks, leaving mainland Australia split across five time zones.

Most smartphones, computers and other internet-connected devices should change automatically, while traditional clocks and some ovens, microwaves and car clocks will need to be changed manually.

People with manual clocks are advised to move them forward before going to bed on Saturday night.

Daylight saving will remain in place until Sunday, April 4, 2027, when clocks will move back one hour.

NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT will move from Australian Eastern Standard Time to Australian Eastern Daylight Time.

South Australia will move to Australian Central Daylight Time and remain 30 minutes behind Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart.

Queensland will remain on Australian Eastern Standard Time, putting it one hour behind the eastern daylight-saving states.

The Northern Territory will be 90 minutes behind those states, while Western Australia will become three hours behind.

The annual clock change comes amid renewed debate over whether Queensland should reconsider daylight saving.

Queensland last held a referendum on daylight saving in 1992.