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Australia is the world’s sixth largest country covering a staggering 7.7 million square kilometres.6
6 https://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/the-australian-continent
The country is divided into three main time zones
| Time Zone | State or Territory | City |
| Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)* *Coordinated Universal Time plus 10 hours (UTC + 10) |
Queensland, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory | Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra |
| Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)^ ^Coordinated Universal Time plus 9.5 hours (UTC + 9.5) |
South Australia, Northern Territory and the town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales | Adelaide, Darwin, Broken Hill |
| Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)~ ~Coordinated Universal Time plus 8 hours (UTC + 8) |
Western Australia | Perth |
Daylight Saving
Some states in Australia practise Daylight Saving Time (DST). Daylight Saving is the practice of putting clocks forward by one hour in the warmer months. In Australia, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania observe Daylight Savings. Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory don’t observe Daylight Savings. Daylight Savings Time in Australia begins at 2am on the first Sunday in October (clocks are put forward an hour) and ends at 2am on the first Sunday in April (clocks are then put back one hour).
| Time Zone | State or Territory | City |
| Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | Brisbane |
| Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)# #Coordinated Universal Time plus 11 hours (UTC + 11) | New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory | Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra |
| Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT)* *Coordinated Universal Time plus 10.5 hours (UTC + 10.5) | South Australia and the town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales | Adelaide, Broken Hill |
| Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | Darwin |
| Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | Perth |
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