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Queensland does not have daylight savings (summer/winter time) although all other states does. 

It is said to be due to a lot of various reasons, the three most entertaining ones being:

1. Many rural families close the curtains when they get home from work to keep out the hot sun, then open them again after the sun goes down to let more air in. Given day light savings gives you one additional hour in the evening after work, this increases the fading of curtains.
2. The farmers are worried their cows will give less milk. Cows don't read clocks, so when they give their milk at 4am, each morning, ready for the trucks to pick up by 4:30am to get into town for us to drink. When daylight savings starts the cow's 4am is now 3am and the cow gives less milk. That is – the reason cows produce less milk in daylight savings because they are unaware of the change. 
   
3. The kids get out of school at around 3:10pm to walk home. This is fine as the core UV times are 10am to 2pm. But in daylight savings, they are heading out in the peak UV period (which is now 11 am to 3pm) causing more UV issues. Hats, creams etc help a little – but with 16 or 17 UV ratings the only real protection is to get inside. Sadly, the kids will get run over by cars due to poor light conditions later on in the afternoon.