Daylight saving time, a practice that adjusts the clock to extend evening daylight, is coming to an end in Australia. This change, marking the conclusion of the 2024 daylight saving period, will occur at 3 am this Sunday, affecting millions of Australians by reducing the amount of sunlight in the evening hours. The practice, which has been a topic of discussion and sometimes controversy, was once enacted by Congress and President Richard Nixon in late 1973 as permanent daylight savings time, aiming to save energy. However, the implementation led to challenges, such as children waiting for school buses in the early, darker hours of the morning and kids crying. As the daylight saving period concludes, Australians are being guided on whether to set their clocks back or forward to adjust to standard time. Meanwhile, there is a growing push among politicians to reevaluate or eradicate the practice of daylight saving time, reflecting its complex history and the mixed reactions it garners.
Millions of Australians will say goodbye to drawn out sunlight hours this Sunday as 2024's daylight saving period comes to a close at the wee hour of 3am. Find out how the time change affects you. https://t.co/bL3l771Pzz
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Thanks to @mathewi, who links to this 2022 @abeaujon @washingtonian article abt the permanent daylight savings time enacted by Congress & Richard Nixon in late 1973. Remember dimly waiting for the school bus in what was really the wee small hours of the night, kids crying because… https://t.co/1YwcsVSAE6