when does daylight savings start australia

Daylight saving time in Australia for 2025 starts on Sunday, October 5th at 2:00 AM local standard time. At this time, clocks are moved forward one hour to 3:00 AM local daylight time in the states and territories that observe it: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. This results in more daylight in the evening and less in the morning. Not all Australian states observe daylight saving—Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory do not participate. Daylight saving in Australia ends on the first Sunday of April in the following year, which is April 5, 2026, at 3:00 AM daylight time when clocks move back one hour.