‘Dark ages’: Brisbane lord mayor pushes for Queensland to adopt daylight savings

Adrian Schrinner promotes economic benefits in latest bid to change clocks, saying state is letting good daylight hours go to waste'

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In Hervey Bay, Paul unwittingly switched on Sunday night's NRL grand final 60 minutes after kick-off. The game he was watching had a half to go but the result had already been decided.

Paul was among those suffering after Queensland's reluctance to join much of the country in winding clocks forward an hour for the annual introduction of daylight savings.

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