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 | There are three times zones in Australia: Eastern, Central and Western. |
1) Eastern ZoneAustralian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is equal to Greenwich Mean Time plus 10 hours (GMT +10). AEST is followed in these regions:  | New South Wales (except Broken Hill) Victoria Queensland Tasmania Australian Capital Territory |
2) Central ZoneAustralian Central Standard Time (ACST) is equal to Greenwich Mean Time plus 9 ½ hours (GMT +9 ½). ACST is followed in these regions:  | South Australia Northern Territory Broken Hill, NSW |
3) Western ZoneAustralian Western Standard Time (AWST) is equal to Greenwich Mean Time plus 8 hours (GMT +8). AWST is followed in these regions:  | Western Australia |
Day light saving Some Australian states and territories change time during the summer months to take advantage of the summer sun. Clocks are moved forward by one hour when `Day Light Saving´ time starts and back one hour when `Day Light Saving´ time ends. Below is a list of the states and territories which change times during Summer. Tasmania starts on the first sunday of October and finishes on last sunday of March. Queensland and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving.
Western Australia begins a three year trial of daylight saving from Sunday 3 December, 2006.
The rest of Australia starts on the last sunday of October and finishes on last sunday of March.
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