Australia's time zones are about to get more complicated

Australia's states will shift their clocks on different dates again, deepening the country's already fragmented time-zone map. Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory opt out of daylight saving entirely, so during the changeover the country runs on as many as five different times at once. Businesses spanning state lines, from airlines to call centres, must track the mismatches manually until the clocks realign later in the season.

Source: Australia's time zones are about to get more complicated — ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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