Daylight saving is here again (for some). What’s it all about?

Time can be a controversial business. Beyond the twice-yearly clock shifting that’s familiar to many,reaching global agreement on time zones and the squiggly International Date Line has been no mean feat. How did it happen?

  • Felicity Lewis andAngus Holland

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Clocks will move forward one hour early on Sunday morning.

Daylight saving is almost here. This is what you need to know

Most Australians are preparing for longer evenings and warmer nights as daylight saving takes hold.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Should you get up or go back to sleep? It depends.

If you are waking up earlier than normal,should you go back to bed?

With the sun rising at 5.30am,is it better to get up or should you roll over and go back to sleep? Your choice could have implications for your long-term health.

  • Sarah Berry
The end of the daylight savings period is near.

Five things you should do before daylight saving ends this week

With the clocks turning back an hour from Sunday,it’s the last chance this side of the winter solstice to go outside to enjoy an extra hour or two of evening light.

  • Hannah Hammoud
Given our climate and outdoor lifestyle,it seems unlikely Brisbane will ever stop being an early rising city. But we might find a way to embrace both the night and day.

Queensland doesn’t need daylight saving – and neither do the southern states

As southerners wind back their clocks on Sunday to again align with Queensland,it’s time they did so permanently.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Luigi Mangione was taken to New York where he could eventually face the death penalty.

Health problems in the US,and the repercussions

Jacqueline Maley’s excellent analysis covers parts of the utterly broken system in the US that Luigi Mangione experienced in a failed healthcare system,

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Donald Trump thinks daylight saving is inconvenient.

Trump calls for end to daylight saving. Some health professionals agree

Elon Musk,whom Trump tapped to lead a commission on eliminating government waste,recently mused about ending Americans’ clock changes too.

  • Dan Diamond
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A victory song,four-peat’s sake

And the arrival of a new hero to tackle pond scum.

Is it better to be a night owl or an early bird?

Some of us are early birds,others are night owls. But is that down to your genes or modern life?

  • Angus Holland andGemma Grant

Does daylight saving mess with our sleep? It’s complicated

A new comprehensive analysis from Flinders University suggests daylight saving has less of an impact on sleep than previously thought.

  • Lauren Ironmonger